#DBCCA8

A light, moderate orange closely aligning with Wheat.

About #DBCCA8

The hex code #DBCCA8 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. Its closest recognized web color is Wheat. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 204 green, and 168 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 23% yellow, and 14% black. With a hue angle of 42.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#DBCCA8
RGB219, 204, 168
HSL42.4°, 41.5%, 75.9%
CMYK0%, 7%, 23%, 14%
HSV42.4°, 23.3%, 85.9%
LAB82.4, -0.4, 19.9
XYZ57.9, 61.1, 45.8
Decimal14404776

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.59:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.21:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.23:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBCCA8; }
.text-color { color: #DBCCA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBCCA8; }

Similar Colors

Wheat
#F5DEB3