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DCA261

#DCA261 closest to Coffee Whip

#DCA261 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Coffee Whip. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 63.5% green and 38.0% blue (rgb(220, 162, 97)). Its HSL value is 32° hue, 64% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 56% yellow and 14% black. #DCA261 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.38:1.

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Variations of #DCA261

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCA261 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCA261 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCA261 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3B362
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5A55B
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1A65D
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3B362
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAAD61
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ED9492
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E39D7B
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAAB9E

#DCA261 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.24:1 Very poor#DCA261 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.38:1 Very good#DCA261 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCA261 in CSS

/* Coffee Whip */
.color { color: #DCA261; }
.background { background-color: #DCA261; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCA261; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 162 97);
color: hsl(32 64% 62%);
color: oklch(0.754 0.107 68.1);

#DCA261 FAQ

What color is #DCA261?

#DCA261 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Coffee Whip. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCA261?

#DCA261 is rgb(220, 162, 97) in RGB, hsl(32, 64%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 56%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCA261?

The complementary color of #DCA261 is #619BDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCA261?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCA261: 9.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCA261 a warm or cool color?

#DCA261 is a warm color.