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#DCC18F Color

#DCC18F is rgb(220, 193, 143) in RGB, hsl(39, 52%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCC18F
HEX#DCC18F
RGBrgb(220, 193, 143)
HSLhsl(39, 52%, 71%)
HSVhsv(39, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.072 82.6)
LABlab(79.51% 4.67 28.95)
LCHlch(79.51% 29.32 80.84)

What #DCC18F 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 #DCC18F, 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.

#DCC18F Channel Values

How #DCC18F 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 193 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 52% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 35% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCC18F 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCC18F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCC18F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCC18F; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DCC18F

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 #DCC18F.

How #DCC18F 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#DCC18F
Protanopia#C6C68F
Protanomaly#CFC48F
Deuteranopia#CACA8E
Deuteranomaly#D2C78E
Tritanopia#E0BCBC
Tritanomaly#DFBEAC
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCC18F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcc18f: #DCC18F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCC18F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcc18f': '#DCC18F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.757, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_dcc18f">#DCC18F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCC18F"

More Orange Colors

#DCC18F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCC18F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCC18F?

#DCC18F is a light orange — rgb(220, 193, 143) in RGB and hsl(39, 52%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #DCC18F?

#DCC18F is rgb(220, 193, 143) — red 220, green 193, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCC18F?

#DCC18F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 35%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCC18F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCC18F scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCC18F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCC18F 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 5.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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