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#DCBD7A Color

#DCBD7A is rgb(220, 189, 122) in RGB, hsl(41, 58%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 45%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCBD7A
HEX#DCBD7A
RGBrgb(220, 189, 122)
HSLhsl(41, 58%, 67%)
HSVhsv(41, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 45%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.093 85.6)
LABlab(78.22% 4.97 38.09)
LCHlch(78.22% 38.41 82.56)

What #DCBD7A 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 #DCBD7A, 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 yellow in the library.

#DCBD7A Channel Values

How #DCBD7A 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 189 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 58% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 45% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCBD7A 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DCBD7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCBD7A; 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 #DCBD7A

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 #DCBD7A.

How #DCBD7A 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#DCBD7A
Protanopia#C3C37A
Protanomaly#CDC07A
Deuteranopia#C8C878
Deuteranomaly#D0C479
Tritanopia#E1B6B6
Tritanomaly#DFB9A2
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCBD7A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcbd7a: #DCBD7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCBD7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcbd7a': '#DCBD7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.741, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_dcbd7a">#DCBD7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCBD7A"

More Yellow Colors

#DCBD7A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCBD7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCBD7A?

#DCBD7A is a light yellow — rgb(220, 189, 122) in RGB and hsl(41, 58%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.9.

What is the RGB value of #DCBD7A?

#DCBD7A is rgb(220, 189, 122) — red 220, green 189, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCBD7A?

#DCBD7A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 45%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCBD7A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCBD7A scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCBD7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCBD7A 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 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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