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#DCBE99

#dcbe99 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcbe99 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.51% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.64% magenta, 30.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 33.13°, 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 11.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5434

Complementary

  1. #dcbe99
  2. #99b7dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbe99
  2. #99d9dc
  3. #9d99dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9d99
  2. #dcbe99
  3. #d9dc99

Triadic

  1. #dcbe99
  2. #99dcbe
  3. #be99dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbe99
  2. #b7dc99
  3. #99b7dc
  4. #be99dc

Square

  1. #dcbe99
  2. #99dc9d
  3. #99b7dc
  4. #dc99d9

Monochromatic

  1. #a47438
  2. #c89a60
  3. #dcbe99
  4. #f0e2d2
  5. #faf5f0

Shades

#dcbe99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbe99
  2. #c6ab8a
  3. #b0987a
  4. #9a856b
  5. #84725c
  6. #6e5f4d
  7. #584c3d
  8. #42392e
  9. #2c261f
  10. #16130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbe99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbe99
  2. #e0c5a3
  3. #e3cbad
  4. #e7d2b8
  5. #ead8c2
  6. #eedfcc
  7. #f1e5d6
  8. #f5ece0
  9. #f8f2eb
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbe99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbe99
  2. #d3b897
  3. #cab294
  4. #c0ab92
  5. #b7a58f
  6. #ae9f8d
  7. #a5998a
  8. #9c9388
  9. #928c85
  10. #898683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc1b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bf97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c69a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7b6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1be98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c399 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3baaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbe99 {
  color: #dcbe99;
}
Background
.bg-dcbe99 {
  background-color: #dcbe99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbe99 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbe99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbe99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbe99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbe99, #d9dc99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbe99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 153 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 2.82 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 3.62 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 6.17 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.63 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.95 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 7.20 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.75 #234166 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Tan
#dcbe99  rgb(220, 190, 153)  hsl(33, 49%, 73%)  Tan
#99b7dc  rgb(153, 183, 220)  hsl(213, 49%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue
#99dcbe  rgb(153, 220, 190)  hsl(153, 49%, 73%)  Seafoam Green
#be99dc  rgb(190, 153, 220)  hsl(273, 49%, 73%)  Wisteria