What color is #DCC595?

#DCC595 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC595?

The RGB value is 220, 197, 149: 220 red, 197 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC595?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCC595?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC595 color

#DCC595 rgb(220, 197, 149)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCC595 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.3% green and 58.4% blue (220, 197, 149).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 32% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Buff (#DAC292), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#DCC595 color codes

HEX	`#DCC595`
RGB	`rgb(220, 197, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 32%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 32%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.36, 1.08, 27.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.36, 27.1, 87.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.907, 57.32, 36.599)`
Decimal	`14468501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC595, 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 #DCC595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #DCC595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc595; }
.text { color: #dcc595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 197 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc595, #d0dc95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DCC595?: #DCC595 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC595?: The RGB value is 220, 197, 149: 220 red, 197 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC595?: The complementary color is #95ACDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC595?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.