What color is #DCB5A0?

#DCB5A0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB5A0?

The RGB value is 220, 181, 160: 220 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB5A0?

The complementary color is #A0C7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB5A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB5A0 color

#DCB5A0 rgb(220, 181, 160)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCB5A0 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 71% green and 62.7% blue (220, 181, 160).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 46% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#DCB5A0 color codes

HEX	`#DCB5A0`
RGB	`rgb(220, 181, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 71%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 46%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 27%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.56, 10.98, 15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.56, 19.4, 55.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.385, 50.804, 40.298)`
Decimal	`14464416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB5A0, 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 #DCB5A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB5A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #DCB5A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb5a0; }
.text { color: #dcb5a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb5a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 181 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb5a0, #dcd3a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCB5A0?: #DCB5A0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB5A0?: The RGB value is 220, 181, 160: 220 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB5A0?: The complementary color is #A0C7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB5A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.