Information about #DCB189 color

#DCB189 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCB189 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 177, 137) — 86.3% red, 69.4% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 33 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DCB189 is a clearly saturated 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 Tumbleweed (#DEAA88). Slightly further away sit Burlywood (#DEB887) and Calico (#D5B185).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 177, 137) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCB189: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DCB189 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCB189 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DCB189 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DCB189 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DCB189 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DCB189 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
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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
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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
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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
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#B189DC
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DCB189

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

Tumbleweed color link
Tumbleweed

#DEAA88

Burlywood color link
Burlywood

#DEB887

Calico color link
Calico

#D5B185

Double Haystack color link
Double Haystack

#D6B88A

Deja Vu color link
Deja Vu

#D7AE81

Moscato color link
Moscato

#DEBA8E

Tan color link
Tan

#D2B48C

Manhattan color link
Manhattan

#E2AF80

Light Tangelo color link
Light Tangelo

#E7AE8B

Very Light Brown color link
Very Light Brown

#D3B683

Smooth Operator color link
Smooth Operator

#D2B88A

Pancho color link
Pancho

#DFB992

#DCB189 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCB189
  • RGB220, 177, 137
  • CMYK0, 17, 33, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 177, 137)
  • HSL29°, 54%, 70%
  • HSL Precise28.916°, 54.248%, 70%
  • HSV29°, 38%, 86%
  • HSB29°, 38%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.694, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.694, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.694, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCB189
  • DECIMAL ID14463369
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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