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#dba234 color: Courgette Yellow

#dba234 is rgb(219, 162, 52) in RGB and oklch(74.793% 0.13771 79.544) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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40°
100%

74.8%
0.138
80°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #dba234

#dba234 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 74.8% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 80°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Courgette Yellow (#daa135). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dba234 mixed with white

  1. dba234
  2. dfac50
  3. e3b567
  4. e7be7c
  5. eac88f
  6. eed1a2
  7. f2dab5
  8. f5e4c8
  9. f8edda
  10. fcf6ed

Darker: #dba234 mixed with black

  1. dba234
  2. be8c2c
  3. a27724
  4. 87631c
  5. 6d4f15
  6. 543c0e
  7. 3c2a07
  8. 261903
  9. 110a01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dba234 with less saturation

  1. dba234
  2. d7a447
  3. d2a557
  4. cea664
  5. c9a870
  6. c5a97c
  7. c0aa86
  8. bbab90
  9. b7ac9a
  10. b2aca4

Questions about #dba234

What color is #dba234?

#dba234 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Courgette Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(219, 162, 52), in HSL hsl(39.52, 69.87%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.793% 0.13771 79.544).

What colors go well with #dba234?

The complementary color of #dba234 is #78adff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f29159 and #b4b43e. The triadic partners are #00c7cf and #d38fe4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dba234?

Black text reads better on #dba234: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dba234 a warm or cool color?

#dba234 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 80 degrees, its lightness 74.8% and its chroma 0.138.