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#dc8942 color: Touch of Glamour

#dc8942 is rgb(220, 137, 66) in RGB and oklch(70.404% 0.13268 58.469) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

70.4%
0.133
58°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.73:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #dc8942

#dc8942 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.73:1 contrast and black text 7.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Touch of Glamour (#dd8844). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #dc8942 mixed with white

  1. dc8942
  2. e09558
  3. e5a16c
  4. e9ad7f
  5. edb992
  6. f0c5a4
  7. f4d0b6
  8. f7dcc8
  9. fae8da
  10. fcf3ed

Darker: #dc8942 mixed with black

  1. dc8942
  2. bf7638
  3. a3642f
  4. 885325
  5. 6e421c
  6. 543114
  7. 3c220b
  8. 261405
  9. 110701
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc8942 with less saturation

  1. dc8942
  2. d78c4f
  3. d18f5a
  4. cb9164
  5. c5946e
  6. c09677
  7. b9987f
  8. b39a88
  9. ad9c90
  10. a69e98

Questions about #dc8942

What color is #dc8942?

#dc8942 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Touch of Glamour. In RGB it is rgb(220, 137, 66), in HSL hsl(27.66, 68.75%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.404% 0.13268 58.469).

What colors go well with #dc8942?

The complementary color of #dc8942 is #3eaae8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e67d70 and #c19a26. The triadic partners are #00baa0 and #ab8ce7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8942?

Black text reads better on #dc8942: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and black gives 7.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc8942 a warm or cool color?

#dc8942 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.133.