Palettes / Colors / #DCA683

#DCA683 — Light Orange

#DCA683 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 #DCA683 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.

#DCA683 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 #84B9DC; it also sits naturally between #DC848D and #DCD384. 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 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 40% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCA683

.text { color: #DCA683; }
.background { background-color: #DCA683; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA683; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 166, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 56%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA683; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 166, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA683; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 166, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA683">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA683">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84B9DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA683: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA683

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 #DCA683 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 #DCA683 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 #DCA683?

#DCA683 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 220, 166, 131). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA683?

#DCA683 is RGB 220, 166, 131 — HSL 24°, 56%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 40%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCA683?

Its complement is #84B9DC; analogous partners are #DC848D and #DCD384. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA683 for text?

Black text on #DCA683 has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.