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#DCC299

#dcc299 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcc299 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 76.08% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.82% magenta, 30.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 36.72°, with 48.91% saturation and 73.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 3.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.561

Complementary

  1. #dcc299
  2. #99b3dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc299
  2. #99d5dc
  3. #a199dc

Analogous

  1. #dca199
  2. #dcc299
  3. #d5dc99

Triadic

  1. #dcc299
  2. #99dcc2
  3. #c299dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc299
  2. #b3dc99
  3. #99b3dc
  4. #c299dc

Square

  1. #dcc299
  2. #99dca1
  3. #99b3dc
  4. #dc99d5

Monochromatic

  1. #a47a38
  2. #c8a060
  3. #dcc299
  4. #f0e4d2
  5. #faf6f0

Shades

#dcc299 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc299
  2. #c6af8a
  3. #b09b7a
  4. #9a886b
  5. #84745c
  6. #6e614d
  7. #584e3d
  8. #423a2e
  9. #2c271f
  10. #16130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc299 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc299
  2. #e0c8a3
  3. #e3cead
  4. #e7d4b8
  5. #eadac2
  6. #eee1cc
  7. #f1e7d6
  8. #f5ede0
  9. #f8f3eb
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc299 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc299
  2. #d3bb97
  3. #cab594
  4. #c0ae92
  5. #b7a88f
  6. #aea18d
  7. #a59a8a
  8. #9c9488
  9. #928d85
  10. #898783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc4b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc296 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c89a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7bab7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c297 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c69a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3bdac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc299 {
  color: #dcc299;
}
Background
.bg-dcc299 {
  background-color: #dcc299;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc299 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc299;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc299;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 194 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc299 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc299, #d5dc99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc299 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 194 153 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 3.76 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.27 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 5.98 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.59 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.91 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 7.19 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 7.71 #233d66 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Tan
#dcc299  rgb(220, 194, 153)  hsl(37, 49%, 73%)  Tan
#99b3dc  rgb(153, 179, 220)  hsl(217, 49%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dcc2  rgb(153, 220, 194)  hsl(157, 49%, 73%)  Seafoam Green
#c299dc  rgb(194, 153, 220)  hsl(277, 49%, 73%)  Wisteria