Palettes / Colors / #DCBF82

#DCBF82 — Light Orange

#DCBF82 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 #DCBF82 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.

#DCBF82 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 #84A0DC; it also sits naturally between #DC9484 and #CCDC84. 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 75% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 41% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBF82

.text { color: #DCBF82; }
.background { background-color: #DCBF82; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBF82; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 191, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 56%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBF82; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 191, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBF82; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 191, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBF82">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBF82">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCBF82

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84A0DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBF82: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBF82

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 #DCBF82 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 #DCBF82 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 #DCBF82?

#DCBF82 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 220, 191, 130). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBF82?

#DCBF82 is RGB 220, 191, 130 — HSL 41°, 56%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 41%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBF82?

Its complement is #84A0DC; analogous partners are #DC9484 and #CCDC84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBF82 for text?

Black text on #DCBF82 has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.