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#DCA26F Color

#DCA26F is rgb(220, 162, 111) in RGB, hsl(28, 61%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 50%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCA26F
HEX#DCA26F
RGBrgb(220, 162, 111)
HSLhsl(28, 61%, 65%)
HSVhsv(28, 50%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 50%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.096 61.9)
LABlab(71.41% 17.83 35.30)
LCHlch(71.41% 39.54 63.20)

What #DCA26F 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 #DCA26F, 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.

#DCA26F Channel Values

How #DCA26F 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 220 · G 162 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 61% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 50% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 50% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCA26F 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCA26F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCA26F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCA26F; 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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Tints & Shades of #DCA26F

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 #DCA26F.

How #DCA26F 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#DCA26F
Protanopia#AEAE6E
Protanomaly#C2A96F
Deuteranopia#B8B86C
Deuteranomaly#C7B06D
Tritanopia#DF9D9D
Tritanomaly#DE9F8D
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCA26F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dca26f: #DCA26F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCA26F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dca26f': '#DCA26F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.635, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_dca26f">#DCA26F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCA26F"

More Orange Colors

#DCA26F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCA26F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCA26F?

#DCA26F is a light orange — rgb(220, 162, 111) in RGB and hsl(28, 61%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.77.

What is the RGB value of #DCA26F?

#DCA26F is rgb(220, 162, 111) — red 220, green 162, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCA26F?

#DCA26F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 50%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCA26F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCA26F scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCA26F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCA26F 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 11.52, which is visibly different.

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