Information about #DCA36A color

#DCA36A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCA36A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 163, 106) — 86.3% red, 63.9% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 45 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DCA36A is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Chamois (#D4A36A). Slightly further away sit Fawn (#E5AA70) and Earth Yellow (#E1A95F).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 163, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCA36A: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DCA36A color variations

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#DCA36A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DCA36A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

#DCA36A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCA36A
  • RGB220, 163, 106
  • CMYK0, 22, 45, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 163, 106)
  • HSL30°, 62%, 64%
  • HSL Precise30°, 61.957%, 63.922%
  • HSV30°, 52%, 86%
  • HSB30°, 52%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.639, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.639, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.639, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCA36A
  • DECIMAL ID14459754
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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