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#DCA774 Color

#DCA774 is rgb(220, 167, 116) in RGB, hsl(29, 60%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 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 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCA774
HEX#DCA774
RGBrgb(220, 167, 116)
HSLhsl(29, 60%, 66%)
HSVhsv(29, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 47%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.092 64.7)
LABlab(72.68% 15.62 34.27)
LCHlch(72.68% 37.66 65.50)

What #DCA774 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 #DCA774, 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.

#DCA774 Channel Values

How #DCA774 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 167 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 60% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 47% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCA774 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCA774 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCA774

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCA774; 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 #DCA774

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 #DCA774.

How #DCA774 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#DCA774
Protanopia#B2B274
Protanomaly#C4AD74
Deuteranopia#BBBB71
Deuteranomaly#C9B372
Tritanopia#E0A2A2
Tritanomaly#DEA492
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCA774 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dca774: #DCA774;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCA774;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dca774': '#DCA774' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.655, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_dca774">#DCA774</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCA774"

More Orange Colors

#DCA774 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCA774 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCA774?

#DCA774 is a light orange — rgb(220, 167, 116) in RGB and hsl(29, 60%, 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 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #DCA774?

#DCA774 is rgb(220, 167, 116) — red 220, green 167, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCA774?

#DCA774 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 47%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCA774 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCA774 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCA774 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCA774 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 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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