#DCA598

Accessibility

AAA

9.88:1

Vs white / black

2.13:1 · 9.88:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#dca598

RGB

rgb(220, 165, 152)

RGBA

rgba(220, 165, 152, 1)

HSL

hsl(11, 49%, 73%)

HSLA

hsla(11, 49%, 73%, 1)

HSV

hsv(11, 31%, 86%)

LAB

lab(72.49% 18.5 14.65)

LCH

lch(72.49% 23.6 38.38)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7699 0.0568 0.0378)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7699 0.0682 33.64)

XYZ

xyz(48.64, 44.40, 35.71)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 31%, 14%)

CSS

color: #dca598;

CSS variable

--color-dca598: #dca598;

SCSS

$color-dca598: #dca598;

JavaScript

const color = "#dca598";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#dca598";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#dca598" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#dca598", "rgb": { "r": 220, "g": 165, "b": 152 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7699 0.0682 33.64)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#dca598-1: #dca598;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-300

Very different · ΔE 8.24 · #FCA5A5

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSalmon

Very different · ΔE 7.32 · #E9967A

Nearest Material color

deep-orange-200

Very different · ΔE 7.37 · #FFAB91

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 25.14 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffece3 100ffded5 200f5c8be 300e2b0a5 400c89286 500ab776b 600906359 700744f46 800593b34 900402822 950281410

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fcf8f6 f9f0ee f6e9e5 f3e1dd f0dad4 eed2cc ebcbc3 e8c3ba e5bcb2 e2b4a9 dfada1 dca598 ca978b b78a7f a57c72 936e65 806059 6e534c 5c453f 493733 372926 251b19 120e0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fcf8f6 f9f0ee f6e9e5 f3e1dd f0dad4 eed2cc ebcbc3 e8c3ba e5bcb2 e2b4a9 dfada1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ca978b b78a7f a57c72 936e65 806059 6e534c 5c453f 493733 372926 251b19 120e0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

d4a296 cd9f94 c59c92 bd9990 b6968e ae938c a68f8a 9f8c88 978986 8f8684 888382

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#DCA598Stop 1 #98D0DCStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#DC98AEStop 1 #DCA598Stop 2 #DCC798Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#DCA598Stop 1 #98DCA5Stop 2 #A598DCStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#DCA598Stop 1 #98DCC7Stop 2 #98AEDCStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#4C231AStop 1 #853E2EStop 2 #BE5841Stop 3 #D18A7AStop 4 #E5BCB3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #dca598 works

#DCA598 (#dca598) sits in the red family at about 11° hue, 49% saturation, and 73% lightness. Contrast is 2.13:1 on white and 9.88:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #dca598 as small body text on white — 2.13:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #DA9F86#DA9F86 Spectrum #DE9782#DE9782 Spectrum #CB9386#CB9386 Spectrum #C79B8A#C79B8A First Date#FAB1A0 Web Safe #CC9999#CC9999 Spectrum #D28D84#D28D84 Spectrum #ED9B7E#ED9B7E Spectrum #D4A487#D4A487 DarkSalmon#E9967A Material Deep Orange 200#FFAB91 Spectrum #E28D7E#E28D7E