What color is #DCAA95?

#DCAA95 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCAA95?

The RGB value is 220, 170, 149: 220 red, 170 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCAA95?

The complementary color is #95C7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCAA95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCAA95 color

#DCAA95 rgb(220, 170, 149)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCAA95 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 66.7% green and 58.4% blue (220, 170, 149).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 32% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Apricotta (#D8A48F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#DCAA95 color codes

HEX	`#DCAA95`
RGB	`rgb(220, 170, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 66.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 32%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 32%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.63, 15.42, 17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.63, 23.62, 49.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.316, 46.138, 34.736)`
Decimal	`14461589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCAA95, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DCAA95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCAA95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DCAA95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcaa95; }
.text { color: #dcaa95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcaa95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 170 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcaa95, #dcce95); }

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Questions

What color is #DCAA95?: #DCAA95 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Apricotta. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCAA95?: The RGB value is 220, 170, 149: 220 red, 170 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCAA95?: The complementary color is #95C7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCAA95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.