Palettes / Colors / #DCA346

#DCA346 — Orange

#DCA346 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #DCA346 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DCA346 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4780DC; it also sits naturally between #DC5847 and #CBDC47. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 64% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 68% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DCA346

.text { color: #DCA346; }
.background { background-color: #DCA346; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA346; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 163, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 68%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA346; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 163, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA346; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 163, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA346">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA346">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4780DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA346: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA346

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DCA346 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCA346 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCA346?

#DCA346 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 220, 163, 70). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA346?

#DCA346 is RGB 220, 163, 70 — HSL 37°, 68%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 68%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCA346?

Its complement is #4780DC; analogous partners are #DC5847 and #CBDC47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA346 for text?

Black text on #DCA346 has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.