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#DCA689 Color

#DCA689 is rgb(220, 166, 137) in RGB, hsl(21, 54%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCA689
HEX#DCA689
RGBrgb(220, 166, 137)
HSLhsl(21, 54%, 70%)
HSVhsv(21, 38%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.076 49.4)
LABlab(72.74% 17.76 23.19)
LCHlch(72.74% 29.21 52.56)

What #DCA689 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 #DCA689, 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.

#DCA689 Channel Values

How #DCA689 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 166 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 54% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 38% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 38% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCA689 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 text9.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCA689 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCA689

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCA689; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCA689

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 #DCA689.

How #DCA689 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#DCA689
Protanopia#B1B189
Protanomaly#C4AD89
Deuteranopia#BABA87
Deuteranomaly#C9B288
Tritanopia#DEA3A3
Tritanomaly#DDA499
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCA689 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dca689: #DCA689;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCA689;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dca689': '#DCA689' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.651, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_dca689">#DCA689</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCA689"

More Orange Colors

#DCA689 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCA689 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCA689?

#DCA689 is a light orange — rgb(220, 166, 137) in RGB and hsl(21, 54%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.76.

What is the RGB value of #DCA689?

#DCA689 is rgb(220, 166, 137) — red 220, green 166, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCA689?

#DCA689 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCA689 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCA689 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCA689 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCA689 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 11.21, which is visibly different.

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