Close to Butterscotch
#DCA159
#DCA159 is a mid-tone, rich orange, close to the color Butterscotch. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 63.1% green, and 34.9% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 65% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DCA159.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.26:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.29:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.26:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.29:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DCA159 as they’d see it.
#DCA159 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DCA159
What color is #DCA159?
#DCA159 is a mid-tone, rich orange, close to the color Butterscotch. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 63.1% green, and 34.9% blue. Its hue is 33°, with 65% saturation and 61% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DCA159 in RGB?
#DCA159 is rgb(220, 161, 89): 220 red, 161 green, and 89 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DCA159 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 27, 60, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DCA159?
PANTONE 157 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DCA159?
Its complement #75AFFC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.