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#DBAC94 Color

#DBAC94 is rgb(219, 172, 148) in RGB, hsl(20, 50%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBAC94
HEX#DBAC94
RGBrgb(219, 172, 148)
HSLhsl(20, 50%, 72%)
HSVhsv(20, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.065 48.4)
LABlab(74.27% 15.28 19.30)
LCHlch(74.27% 24.62 51.63)

What #DBAC94 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 #DBAC94, 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.

#DBAC94 Channel Values

How #DBAC94 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 172 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 50% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 32% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBAC94 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBAC94 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBAC94

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBAC94; 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 #DBAC94

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBAC94.

How #DBAC94 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#DBAC94
Protanopia#B5B594
Protanomaly#C5B294
Deuteranopia#BDBD92
Deuteranomaly#CAB793
Tritanopia#DDA9A9
Tritanomaly#DCAAA1
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBAC94 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbac94: #DBAC94;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBAC94;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbac94': '#DBAC94' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.675, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_dbac94">#DBAC94</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBAC94"

More Orange Colors

#DBAC94 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBAC94 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBAC94?

#DBAC94 is a light orange — rgb(219, 172, 148) in RGB and hsl(20, 50%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.79.

What is the RGB value of #DBAC94?

#DBAC94 is rgb(219, 172, 148) — red 219, green 172, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBAC94?

#DBAC94 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBAC94 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBAC94 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBAC94 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBAC94 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 9.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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