What color is #DCB76D?

#DCB76D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Crisps. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB76D?

The RGB value is 220, 183, 109: 220 red, 183 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB76D?

The complementary color is #6D92DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB76D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB76D color

#DCB76D rgb(220, 183, 109)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DCB76D is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 71.8% green and 42.7% blue (220, 183, 109).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 61% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 50% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Crisps (#E2BD67), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#DCB76D color codes

HEX	`#DCB76D`
RGB	`rgb(220, 183, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 71.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 61%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 50%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 50%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.19, 4.14, 42.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.19, 42.57, 84.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.211, 50.189, 21.56)`
Decimal	`14464877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB76D, 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 #DCB76D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB76D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #DCB76D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb76d; }
.text { color: #dcb76d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb76d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 183 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb76d, #cadc6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #DCB76D?: #DCB76D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Crisps. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB76D?: The RGB value is 220, 183, 109: 220 red, 183 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB76D?: The complementary color is #6D92DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB76D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.