Palettes / Colors / #DCA67F

#DCA67F — Light Orange

#DCA67F is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DCA67F 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.

#DCA67F is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7FB5DC; it also sits naturally between #DC7F87 and #DCD47F. 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 65% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 42% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCA67F

.text { color: #DCA67F; }
.background { background-color: #DCA67F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA67F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 166, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 57%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA67F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 166, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA67F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 166, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA67F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA67F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7FB5DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA67F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA67F

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 #DCA67F 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 #DCA67F 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

← #DCA67E  ·  #DCA680 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCA67F?

#DCA67F is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 220, 166, 127). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA67F?

#DCA67F is RGB 220, 166, 127 — HSL 25°, 57%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 42%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCA67F?

Its complement is #7FB5DC; analogous partners are #DC7F87 and #DCD47F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA67F for text?

Black text on #DCA67F has a contrast ratio of 9.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.