What color is #DCBB82?

#DCBB82 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey Bunny. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBB82?

The RGB value is 220, 187, 130: 220 red, 187 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBB82?

The complementary color is #82A3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCBB82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBB82 color

#DCBB82 rgb(220, 187, 130)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCBB82 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 73.3% green and 51% blue (220, 187, 130).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 56% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 41% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Honey Bunny (#DBB881), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#DCBB82 color codes

HEX	`#DCBB82`
RGB	`rgb(220, 187, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 73.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 56%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 41%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.5, 4.11, 33.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.5, 33.5, 82.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.316, 52.37, 28.52)`
Decimal	`14465922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBB82, 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 #DCBB82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBB82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #DCBB82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbb82; }
.text { color: #dcbb82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbb82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 187 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbb82, #d0dc82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #DCBB82?: #DCBB82 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey Bunny. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBB82?: The RGB value is 220, 187, 130: 220 red, 187 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBB82?: The complementary color is #82A3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBB82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.