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#DCB68A Brandy

#DCB68A is a light, muted orange named Brandy. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 71.4% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(220, 182, 138)). Its HSL value is 32° hue, 54% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 37% yellow and 14% black. #DCB68A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.10:1.

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Variations of #DCB68A

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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#DCB68A 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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#DCB68A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCB68A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDC08B
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4B787
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBB888
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDC08B
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D1BC8A
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9ADAA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1B29A
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5BBB1

#DCB68A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#DCB68A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.10:1 Very good#DCB68A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCB68A in CSS

/* Brandy */
.color { color: #DCB68A; }
.background { background-color: #DCB68A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCB68A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 182 138);
color: hsl(32 54% 70%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.073 70.6);

#DCB68A FAQ

What color is #DCB68A?

#DCB68A is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Brandy. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCB68A?

#DCB68A is rgb(220, 182, 138) in RGB, hsl(32, 54%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCB68A?

The complementary color of #DCB68A is #8AB0DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCB68A?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCB68A: 11.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCB68A a warm or cool color?

#DCB68A is a warm color.