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#DBA07B Color

#DBA07B is rgb(219, 160, 123) in RGB, hsl(23, 57%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 44%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBA07B
HEX#DBA07B
RGBrgb(219, 160, 123)
HSLhsl(23, 57%, 67%)
HSVhsv(23, 44%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 44%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.087 53.1)
LABlab(70.98% 19.30 28.37)
LCHlch(70.98% 34.31 55.78)

What #DBA07B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBA07B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DBA07B Channel Values

How #DBA07B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 160 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 57% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 44% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 44% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBA07B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBA07B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBA07B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBA07B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #DBA07B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBA07B
Protanopia#ACAC7B
Protanomaly#C1A77B
Deuteranopia#B6B678
Deuteranomaly#C6AE79
Tritanopia#DE9C9C
Tritanomaly#DD9E90
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBA07B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dba07b: #DBA07B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBA07B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dba07b': '#DBA07B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.627, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_dba07b">#DBA07B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBA07B"

More Orange Colors

#DBA07B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBA07B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBA07B?

#DBA07B is a light orange — rgb(219, 160, 123) in RGB and hsl(23, 57%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #DBA07B?

#DBA07B is rgb(219, 160, 123) — red 219, green 160, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBA07B?

#DBA07B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 44%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBA07B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBA07B scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBA07B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBA07B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.61, which is visibly different.

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