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#DCB174 Color

#DCB174 is rgb(220, 177, 116) in RGB, hsl(35, 60%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 47%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCB174
HEX#DCB174
RGBrgb(220, 177, 116)
HSLhsl(35, 60%, 66%)
HSVhsv(35, 47%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 47%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.093 75.4)
LABlab(75.14% 10.56 37.33)
LCHlch(75.14% 38.79 74.21)

What #DCB174 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 #DCB174, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.03Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.08Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 7.12Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.45Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 10.09Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 10.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DCB174 Channel Values

How #DCB174 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 177 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 60% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 47% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 47% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCB174 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCB174 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCB174

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCB174; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCB174
Complementary
#74A0DC
Analogous
#DC7D74
Analogous
#D4DC74
Triadic
#74DCB1
Triadic
#B174DC
Split comp.
#74D4DC
Split comp.
#7D74DC

Tints & Shades of #DCB174

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

#E1BC89
#E6C699
#EBD1AD
#EFDABE
#F4E6D2
#F8EFE2

Shades

#D39C50
#C48731
#9F6D28
#7E5720
#5A3E16
#35240D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCB174.

How #DCB174 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#DCB174
Protanopia#B9B974
Protanomaly#C8B674
Deuteranopia#C1C172
Deuteranomaly#CCBB73
Tritanopia#E1ABAB
Tritanomaly#DFAD98
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCB174 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcb174: #DCB174;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCB174;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcb174': '#DCB174' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.694, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_dcb174">#DCB174</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCB174"

More Orange Colors

#DCB174 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCB174 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCB174?

#DCB174 is a light orange — rgb(220, 177, 116) in RGB and hsl(35, 60%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #DCB174?

#DCB174 is rgb(220, 177, 116) — red 220, green 177, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCB174?

#DCB174 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 47%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCB174 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCB174 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCB174 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCB174 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 7.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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