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#dc8955 color: Schnipo

#dc8955 is rgb(220, 137, 85) in RGB and oklch(70.634% 0.12215 51.679) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

70.6%
0.122
52°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • amber-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #dc8955

#dc8955 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Schnipo (#dd8855). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #dc8955 mixed with white

  1. dc8955
  2. e09567
  3. e5a178
  4. e9ad89
  5. edb99a
  6. f0c4ab
  7. f4d0bc
  8. f7dccc
  9. fae7dd
  10. fdf3ee

Darker: #dc8955 mixed with black

  1. dc8955
  2. bf7649
  3. a3643d
  4. 885331
  5. 6e4226
  6. 54311c
  7. 3c2211
  8. 261408
  9. 110702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc8955 with less saturation

  1. dc8955
  2. d78c5e
  3. d18f67
  4. cc916f
  5. c69476
  6. c0967e
  7. ba9885
  8. b49a8c
  9. ad9c93
  10. a79e9a

Questions about #dc8955

What color is #dc8955?

#dc8955 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Schnipo. In RGB it is rgb(220, 137, 85), in HSL hsl(23.11, 65.85%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.634% 0.12215 51.679).

What colors go well with #dc8955?

The complementary color of #dc8955 is #3daddf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e2807e and #c6983a. The triadic partners are #36b997 and #a292e6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8955?

Black text reads better on #dc8955: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and black gives 7.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc8955 a warm or cool color?

#dc8955 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.122.