#DBA049

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Sandybrown.

About #DBA049

At its core, #DBA049 is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Sandybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 219, 160, and 73.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 67% yellow, and 14% black. The HSL representation is 35.8° hue, 67.0% saturation, and 57.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DBA049
RGB219, 160, 73
HSL35.8°, 67.0%, 57.3%
CMYK0%, 27%, 67%, 14%
HSV35.8°, 66.7%, 85.9%
LAB70.0, 13.3, 52.6
XYZ43.0, 40.7, 11.9
Decimal14393417

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.14:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.77:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBA049; }
.text-color { color: #DBA049; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBA049; }

Similar Colors

Sandybrown
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