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#DCA232

#DCA232 is a mid-tone, rich orange, close to the color Honey. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 63.5% green, and 19.6% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.27:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

9.26:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.27:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.26:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DCA232 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DCA232
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DCA232

What color is #DCA232?

#DCA232 is a mid-tone, rich orange, close to the color Honey. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 63.5% green, and 19.6% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DCA232 in RGB?

#DCA232 is rgb(220, 162, 50): 220 red, 162 green, and 50 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DCA232 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 26, 77, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DCA232?

PANTONE 7563 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DCA232?

Its complement #97A7FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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