#dcb68a Color Information

#dcb68a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dcb68a, and its official name is Brandy. In RGB, it consists of 86.3% Red, 71.4% Green, and 54.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 17.3% Magenta, 37.3% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 32.2°, with saturation of 53.9% and lightness of 70.2%. The decimal value for #dcb68a is 14464650, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dcb68a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#dcb68a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorBrandy Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color220, 182, 138 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color86.3%, 71.4%, 54.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.137, 0.286, 0.459 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.173, 0.373, 0.137 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color32.2°, 53.9%, 70.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color32.2°, 37.3%, 86.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color50.831, 50.507, 31.114 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color209, 220, 138 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14464650 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color76.379, 7.664, 27.541 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)76.379, 28.587, 74.449 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color76.379, 27.435, 35.484 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color71.068, 3.301, 23.790 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.384, 0.381, 50.507 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292654730 / 0xffdcb68a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #dcb68a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dcb68a, its pure hue is 32.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.9%, and its lightness is 70.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #dcb68a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1711 to #c19f79.

Tints of #dcb68a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dcb68a, its pure hue is 32.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.9%, and its lightness is 70.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #dcb68a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e0bf99 to #fbf6f0.

Tones of #dcb68a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dcb68a, its pure hue is 32.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #dcb68a, which range from #b3b3b3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffb967 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #dcb68a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dcb68a! For #dcb68a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #dcb68a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #dcb68a

This color, #dcb68a, consists of 86.3% Red, 71.4% Green, and 54.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 220, Green = 182, Blue = 138. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dcb68a is 0% Cyan, 17.3% Magenta, 37.3% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R86.3%
C0.0%
G71.4%
M17.3%
B54.1%
Y37.3%
K13.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 220 182 138
Octal 334 266 212
Hexa #dc #b6 #8a
Binary 11011100 10110110 10001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 17 37 13
Octal 0 21 45 15
Hexa #00 #11 #25 #0d
Binary 00000000 00010001 00100101 00001101

Analogous Colors of #dcb68a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dcb68a — which has hue 32.2° — its analogous colors are located at 2.2° and 62.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dcb68a.

Triadic Colors of #dcb68a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #dcb68a — which has hue 32.2° — its triadic colors are located at 32.2° and 272.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dcb68a.

Complementary Color of #dcb68a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dcb68a — which has hue 32.2° — its complementary color is located at 212.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dcb68a.

Split Complementary Colors of #dcb68a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #dcb68a — which has hue 32.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 32.2° and 242.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dcb68a.

Tetradic Colors of #dcb68a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #dcb68a — which has hue 32.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 302.2°, 32.2°, 122.2°, and 212.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dcb68a.

Monochromatic Colors of #dcb68a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dcb68a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #b0906a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f6dbbc (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dcb68a

We want to make getting started with #dcb68a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dcb68a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dcb68a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #dcb68a with other HTML elements.

#dcb68a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #dcb68a.
<span style="color: #dcb68a;">The color of this text is #dcb68a.</span>

#dcb68a Background Color

The background color for this text is #dcb68a.
<div style="background-color: #dcb68a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dcb68a.</div>

#dcb68a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #dcb68a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dcb68a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dcb68a.</span>

#dcb68a Border Color

This is a div with border color #dcb68a.
<div style="border: #dcb68a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dcb68a.</div>

#dcb68a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #dcb68a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dcb68a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dcb68a on a white background.</div></div>

#dcb68a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #dcb68a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dcb68a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dcb68a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #dcb68a to White

This is a gradient from #dcb68a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dcb68a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dcb68a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dcb68a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dcb68a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dcb68a to white.</div>

Gradient from #dcb68a to Black

This is a gradient from #dcb68a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dcb68a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dcb68a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dcb68a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dcb68a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dcb68a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #dcb68a

In addition to using #dcb68a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #dcb68a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dcb68a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 220, Green = 182, Blue = 138). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dcb68a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #dcb68a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(220, 182, 138)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #dcb68a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #dcb68a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #dcb68a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(220, 182, 138);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#dcb68a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:220, green:182, blue:138, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:220 green:182 blue:138 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(220f, 182f, 138f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(220, 182, 138);
 

#dcb68a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #dcb68a the same way. For those with color blindness, #dcb68a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dcb68a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dcb68a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #dcb68a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #dcb68a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #dcb68a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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