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#DCAA99

#dcaa99 ≈ Tumbleweed

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcaa99 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 66.67% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 30.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 15.22°, with 48.91% saturation and 73.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tumbleweed (#deaa88), ΔE 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.4627

Complementary

  1. #dcaa99
  2. #99cbdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcaa99
  2. #99dccc
  3. #99aadc

Analogous

  1. #dc99aa
  2. #dcaa99
  3. #dccc99

Triadic

  1. #dcaa99
  2. #99dcaa
  3. #aa99dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaa99
  2. #cbdc99
  3. #99cbdc
  4. #aa99dc

Square

  1. #dcaa99
  2. #aadc99
  3. #99cbdc
  4. #cc99dc

Monochromatic

  1. #a45338
  2. #c87b60
  3. #dcaa99
  4. #f0d9d2
  5. #faf2f0

Shades

#dcaa99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaa99
  2. #c6998a
  3. #b0887a
  4. #9a776b
  5. #84665c
  6. #6e554d
  7. #58443d
  8. #42332e
  9. #2c221f
  10. #16110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaa99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaa99
  2. #e0b3a3
  3. #e3bbad
  4. #e7c4b8
  5. #eaccc2
  6. #eed5cc
  7. #f1ddd6
  8. #f5e6e0
  9. #f8eeeb
  10. #fcf7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaa99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaa99
  2. #d3a697
  3. #caa294
  4. #c09d92
  5. #b7998f
  6. #ae958d
  7. #a5918a
  8. #9c8d88
  9. #928885
  10. #898483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b1ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6af98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8a3a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6ad98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdb399 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4a6a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcaa99 {
  color: #dcaa99;
}
Background
.bg-dcaa99 {
  background-color: #dcaa99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaa99 {
  border: 2px solid #dcaa99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaa99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 170 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaa99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaa99, #dccc99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaa99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 170 153 / 0.35);
}

#deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.17 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.36 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 6.96 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.77 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 7.83 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.57 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 9.47 #235566 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Tumbleweed
#dcaa99  rgb(220, 170, 153)  hsl(15, 49%, 73%)  Tumbleweed
#99cbdc  rgb(153, 203, 220)  hsl(195, 49%, 73%)  Light Blue
#99dcaa  rgb(153, 220, 170)  hsl(135, 49%, 73%)  Celadon
#aa99dc  rgb(170, 153, 220)  hsl(255, 49%, 73%)  Wisteria