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#DCB684 Color

#DCB684 is rgb(220, 182, 132) in RGB, hsl(34, 56%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCB684
HEX#DCB684
RGBrgb(220, 182, 132)
HSLhsl(34, 56%, 69%)
HSVhsv(34, 40%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.079 73.9)
LABlab(76.59% 9.24 30.89)
LCHlch(76.59% 32.24 73.34)

What #DCB684 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 #DCB684, 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.

#DCB684 Channel Values

How #DCB684 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 182 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 56% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 40% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 40% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCB684 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCB684 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCB684

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCB684; 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 #DCB684

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 #DCB684.

How #DCB684 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#DCB684
Protanopia#BDBD84
Protanomaly#CABA84
Deuteranopia#C4C482
Deuteranomaly#CEBE83
Tritanopia#E0B1B1
Tritanomaly#DEB3A1
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCB684 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcb684: #DCB684;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCB684;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcb684': '#DCB684' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.714, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_dcb684">#DCB684</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCB684"

More Orange Colors

#DCB684 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCB684 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCB684?

#DCB684 is a light orange — rgb(220, 182, 132) in RGB and hsl(34, 56%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.93.

What is the RGB value of #DCB684?

#DCB684 is rgb(220, 182, 132) — red 220, green 182, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCB684?

#DCB684 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCB684 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCB684 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCB684 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCB684 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 0.93, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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