#dcb542

Color #dcb542

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.78 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#dcb542

RGB

rgb(220, 181, 66)

HSL

hsl(44.8, 68.8%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.8, 70%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 70%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(75.24, 2.19, 61.24)

LCH

lch(75.24, 61.28, 87.95)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.1368, 89.79)

HWB

hwb(44.8, 25.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4269dc

Analogous

#dc6842

#dcb542

#b6dc42

Triadic

#dcb542

#42dcb5

#b542dc

Split-complementary

#dcb542

#42b6dc

#6842dc

Tetradic

#dcb542

#69dc42

#4269dc

#b542dc

Square

#dcb542

#42dc68

#4269dc

#dc42b6

Shades

Color #dcb542 mixed toward black.

#c9a025

#a1801e

#796016

#50400f

#282007

Tints

Color #dcb542 mixed toward white.

#e2c162

#e8ce81

#eedaa1

#f3e6c0

#f9f3e0

Tones

Color #dcb542 mixed toward gray.

#cfaf4f

#c2a85c

#b6a269

#a99c75

#9c9582

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccc6d · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#cfd175 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#da8488 · ΔE 37.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 25.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcb542;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcb542]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#dcb542 (#dcb542) is rgb(220, 181, 66) in RGB.

No, #dcb542 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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