#DBA875 Color

#DBA875 is rgb(219, 168, 117) in RGB, hsl(30, 59%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 47%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fawn (#E5AA70), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBA875

HEX#DBA875

RGBrgb(219, 168, 117)

HSLhsl(30, 59%, 66%)

HSVhsv(30, 47%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 47%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.09 65.8)

LABlab(72.83% 14.78 33.91)

LCHlch(72.83% 36.99 66.46)

What #DBA875 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 #DBA875, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 5.67 Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 6.81 Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 6.82 Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.96 Camel#C19A6BΔE 8.41 Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.71

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#DBA875 Channel Values

How #DBA875 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 219 · G 168 · B 117	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 30° · S 59% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 30° · S 47% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 23% · Y 47% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.13:1 vs white · 9.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBA875 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBA875

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBA875; 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 #DBA875

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 #DBA875 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#DBA875

Protanopia#B2B275

Protanomaly#C4AE75

Deuteranopia#BBBB72

Deuteranomaly#C9B473

Tritanopia#DFA3A3

Tritanomaly#DDA593

Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

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Using #DBA875 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dba875: #DBA875;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBA875;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dba875': '#DBA875' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.659, blue: 0.459)

Android XML<color name="color_dba875">#DBA875</color>

SVG fillfill="#DBA875"

More Orange Colors

#DBA875 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

dbd7d2 da8a67 dc5528 da680f dcae96 d99a6c dd9a1d d99058 deaa88 d98c3f deb887 d8be9c e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1 fff7eb c0a98e

#DBA875 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBA875?

#DBA875 is a light orange — rgb(219, 168, 117) in RGB and hsl(30, 59%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fawn (#E5AA70), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #DBA875?

#DBA875 is rgb(219, 168, 117) — red 219, green 168, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBA875?

#DBA875 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 47%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBA875 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBA875 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBA875 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBA875 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 7.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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