HEX atlas value

#DCA389

#DCA389 is a warm orange HEX color close to Salmon Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 220, 163, 137, HSL 19, 54%, 70%, has luminance 0.4322, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DCA389 Sample readable text

HEX #DCA389

RGB rgb(220, 163, 137)

HSL hsl(19 54% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 38, 14)

Luminance 0.4322

Contrast Black 9.64:1White 2.18:1

CSS

--color-dca389: #DCA389;
.background-dca389 { background-color: #DCA389; }
.text-dca389 { color: #DCA389; }

Luminance0.4322

Black text9.64:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DCA389","rgb":[220,163,137],"hsl":[19,54,70],"cmyk":[0,26,38,14],"luminance":0.4322,"contrast":{"black":9.64,"white":2.18}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1DAD0","hex":"#F1DAD0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.68,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DCCD89","hex":"#DCCD89","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.14,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89C2DC","hex":"#89C2DC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.81,"contrastWhite":1.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Salmon Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dca389.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/salmon-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#89C2DC","analogous":["#DC8998","#DCCD89"],"triadic":["#89DCA3","#A389DC"],"tetradic":["#98DC89","#89C2DC","#CD89DC"],"splitComplementary":["#89DCCD","#8998DC"],"monochromatic":["#F1DAD0","#DCA389","#C76C43"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1DAD0","dark":"#C76C43","saturated":"#ED9D78","desaturated":"#CBAA9A","pastel":"#F7F0ED","neon":"#FFB28F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":17.146428199482248},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":19.949937343260004},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":21.18962010041709},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":28.809720581775867}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DCA389

#DCA389 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DCA389 is visually closest to Salmon Rose, a named red color with HEX #E7968B.

The RGB channels are 220, 163, and 137, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 54% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.4322, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.64:1AA Pass

White text2.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DCA389 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1DAD0#000000 text · best 15.68:1#F1DAD0

#DCCD89#000000 text · best 13.14:1#DCCD89

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

#89C2DC#000000 text · best 10.81:1#89C2DC

Generated Palette

#DCA389#DCA389

#89C2DC#89C2DC

#DC8998#DC8998

#DCCD89#DCCD89

#F1DAD0#F1DAD0

#C76C43#C76C43

Color Harmonies

#89C2DC#89C2DC

#DC8998#DC8998

#DCCD89#DCCD89

#89DCA3#89DCA3

#A389DC#A389DC

Variants

#F1DAD0#F1DAD0

#C76C43#C76C43

#ED9D78#ED9D78

#CBAA9A#CBAA9A

#F7F0ED#F7F0ED

#FFB28F#FFB28F

Nearest Named Colors

Salmon Rose#E7968B

Tan#D2B48C

Burly Wood#DEB887

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#DCA389

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DCA389

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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