Information about #DCB879 color

#DCB879 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCB879 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 184, 121) — 86.3% red, 72.2% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 39 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DCB879 reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and 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 a hair away from Coyote (#DDB77B). Slightly further away sit Essential Cream (#DCB66F) and Pencarrow (#E3BF7E).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 184, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCB879: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DCB879 color variations

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

#DCB879 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Wildflower

#F1E2C9
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White

#FFFFFF

#DCB879 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DCB879 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DCB879 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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#DCB879 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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#8679DC
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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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#79DCB8
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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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#9EDC79
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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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#DC79CF
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Nearest named colors to #DCB879

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

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

Essential Cream color link
Essential Cream

#DCB66F

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Steamed Chestnut color link
Steamed Chestnut

#D3B17D

Manhattan color link
Manhattan

#E2AF80

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Very Light Brown color link
Very Light Brown

#D3B683

Deja Vu color link
Deja Vu

#D7AE81

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Burlywood color link
Burlywood

#DEB887

#DCB879 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCB879
  • RGB220, 184, 121
  • CMYK0, 14, 39, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 184, 121)
  • HSL38°, 59%, 67%
  • HSL Precise38.182°, 58.58%, 66.863%
  • HSV38°, 45%, 86%
  • HSB38°, 45%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.722, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.722, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.722, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCB879
  • DECIMAL ID14465145
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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