Skip to the color picker

#c27802 color: Dirty Orange

#c27802 is rgb(194, 120, 2) in RGB and oklch(63.724% 0.13975 67.604) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

37°
100%

63.7%
0.140
68°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Ochre
  • yellow-600
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.51:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #c27802

#c27802 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 63.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 68°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.51:1 contrast and black text 5.98:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dirty Orange (#c87606). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #c27802 mixed with white

  1. c27802
  2. c98634
  3. d0934f
  4. d6a167
  5. dcae7e
  6. e3bc93
  7. e9c9a9
  8. eed7be
  9. f4e4d4
  10. faf1e9

Darker: #c27802 mixed with black

  1. c27802
  2. a86701
  3. 8f5701
  4. 774801
  5. 603900
  6. 492a00
  7. 341d00
  8. 201000
  9. 0e0500
  10. 020100

Calmer: #c27802 with less saturation

  1. c27802
  2. bd7b26
  3. b87d38
  4. b37f46
  5. ad8252
  6. a8835d
  7. a38567
  8. 9d8770
  9. 97887a
  10. 918a83

Questions about #c27802

What color is #c27802?

#c27802 is bright amber. The closest named color is Dirty Orange. In RGB it is rgb(194, 120, 2), in HSL hsl(36.88, 97.96%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.724% 0.13975 67.604).

What colors go well with #c27802?

The complementary color of #c27802 is #3891db. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d16949 and #a38a00. The triadic partners are #00a499 and #a272cc.

Is white or black text more readable on #c27802?

White text reads better on #c27802: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and black gives 5.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #c27802 a warm or cool color?

#c27802 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 63.7% and its chroma 0.14.