Information about #DCA0AE color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated earthy red, #DCA0AE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Faded Pink (#DE9DAC). Slightly further away sit Floyd (#DA9CA6) and Mamma Mia (#D5A4A8).
The recipe behind #DCA0AE is rgb(220, 160, 174), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCA0AE: 9.7:1 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.
#DCA0AE color variations
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#DCA0AE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DCA0AE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DCA0AE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DCA0AE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DCA0AE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DCA0AE color
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Nearest named colors to #DCA0AE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DE9DAC
#DA9CA6
#D5A4A8
#E7A1B0
#DEA5A4
#DDADAF
#E99FAA
#E6A5B7
#E5A3A3
#D39EA2
#DFACB7
#DFAFAD
#DCA0AE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DCA0AE
- RGB220, 160, 174
- CMYK0, 24, 18, 14
- CSSrgb(220, 160, 174)
- HSL346°, 46%, 75%
- HSL Precise346°, 46.154%, 74.51%
- HSV346°, 27%, 86%
- HSB346°, 27%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
- GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.627, 0.682)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.627, 0.682, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.627, 0.682)
- Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDDCA0AE
- DECIMAL ID14459054
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
