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#dc6900 color: Apple II Chocolate

#dc6900 is rgb(220, 105, 0) in RGB and oklch(64.777% 0.16918 50.861) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

64.8%
0.169
51°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Chocolate
  • amber-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #dc6900

#dc6900 is a bright orange color. In OKLCH it has 64.8% lightness, 0.169 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Apple II Chocolate (#da680e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #dc6900 mixed with white

  1. dc6900
  2. e17934
  3. e6894f
  4. eb9867
  5. efa77e
  6. f3b694
  7. f6c5a9
  8. f9d3be
  9. fbe2d4
  10. fdf0e9

Darker: #dc6900 mixed with black

  1. dc6900
  2. bf5a00
  3. a34c00
  4. 883e00
  5. 6e3100
  6. 542400
  7. 3c1800
  8. 260c00
  9. 110400
  10. 020000

Calmer: #dc6900 with less saturation

  1. dc6900
  2. d56e26
  3. ce7339
  4. c77847
  5. c07c53
  6. b87f5e
  7. b18369
  8. a88673
  9. a0897c
  10. 978c85

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Colors that go with #dc6900

Complementary
#dc6900#009dda
Analogous
#dc6900#e35b60#bd8200
Triadic
#dc6900#00aa82#9177ec
Split
#dc6900#00a5af#4f8bf4

Questions about #dc6900

What color is #dc6900?

#dc6900 is bright orange. The closest named color is Apple II Chocolate. In RGB it is rgb(220, 105, 0), in HSL hsl(28.64, 100%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.777% 0.16918 50.861).

What colors go well with #dc6900?

The complementary color of #dc6900 is #009dda. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e35b60 and #bd8200. The triadic partners are #00aa82 and #9177ec.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc6900?

White text reads better on #dc6900: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc6900 a warm or cool color?

#dc6900 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 64.8% and its chroma 0.169.