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#DBAA85 Color

#DBAA85 is rgb(219, 170, 133) in RGB, hsl(26, 54%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBAA85
HEX#DBAA85
RGBrgb(219, 170, 133)
HSLhsl(26, 54%, 69%)
HSVhsv(26, 39%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.076 58.4)
LABlab(73.55% 14.99 26.37)
LCHlch(73.55% 30.33 60.39)

What #DBAA85 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 #DBAA85, 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.

#DBAA85 Channel Values

How #DBAA85 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 170 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 54% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 39% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 39% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBAA85 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBAA85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBAA85; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DBAA85

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBAA85.

How #DBAA85 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#DBAA85
Protanopia#B4B485
Protanomaly#C5B085
Deuteranopia#BCBC83
Deuteranomaly#C9B584
Tritanopia#DEA6A6
Tritanomaly#DDA89A
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBAA85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbaa85: #DBAA85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBAA85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbaa85': '#DBAA85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.667, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_dbaa85">#DBAA85</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBAA85"

More Orange Colors

#DBAA85 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBAA85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBAA85?

#DBAA85 is a light orange — rgb(219, 170, 133) in RGB and hsl(26, 54%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.83.

What is the RGB value of #DBAA85?

#DBAA85 is rgb(219, 170, 133) — red 219, green 170, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBAA85?

#DBAA85 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 39%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBAA85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBAA85 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBAA85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBAA85 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 7.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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