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#DCAC8F Color

#DCAC8F is rgb(220, 172, 143) in RGB, hsl(23, 52%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 35%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCAC8F
HEX#DCAC8F
RGBrgb(220, 172, 143)
HSLhsl(23, 52%, 71%)
HSVhsv(23, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 35%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.069 52.5)
LABlab(74.29% 15.22 22.04)
LCHlch(74.29% 26.79 55.36)

What #DCAC8F 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 #DCAC8F, 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.

#DCAC8F Channel Values

How #DCAC8F 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 172 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 52% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 35% · 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 #DCAC8F 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

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Colors That Go With #DCAC8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCAC8F; 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 #DCAC8F

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 #DCAC8F.

How #DCAC8F 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#DCAC8F
Protanopia#B5B58F
Protanomaly#C6B28F
Deuteranopia#BEBE8D
Deuteranomaly#CBB78E
Tritanopia#DEA9A9
Tritanomaly#DDAA9F
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCAC8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcac8f: #DCAC8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCAC8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcac8f': '#DCAC8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.675, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_dcac8f">#DCAC8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCAC8F"

More Orange Colors

#DCAC8F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCAC8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCAC8F?

#DCAC8F is a light orange — rgb(220, 172, 143) in RGB and hsl(23, 52%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #DCAC8F?

#DCAC8F is rgb(220, 172, 143) — red 220, green 172, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCAC8F?

#DCAC8F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 35%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCAC8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCAC8F 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 #DCAC8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCAC8F 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 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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