Close to Burlywood
#DCBD80
#DCBD80 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Burlywood. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 74.1% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 57% saturation and 68% 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 #DCBD80.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.81:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.63:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.81:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.63:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DCBD80 as they’d see it.
#DCBD80 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 #DCBD80
What color is #DCBD80?
#DCBD80 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Burlywood. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 74.1% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 57% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DCBD80 in RGB?
#DCBD80 is rgb(220, 189, 128): 220 red, 189 green, and 128 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DCBD80 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 14, 42, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DCBD80?
PANTONE 141 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DCBD80?
Its complement #A6C1FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.