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#dc8957 color: Late Bloomer

#dc8957 is rgb(220, 137, 87) in RGB and oklch(70.662% 0.12103 50.82) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

70.7%
0.121
51°
  • 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
7.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #dc8957

#dc8957 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Late Bloomer (#db8959). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #dc8957 mixed with white

  1. dc8957
  2. e09569
  3. e5a17a
  4. e9ad8a
  5. edb99b
  6. f0c4ac
  7. f4d0bc
  8. f7dccd
  9. fae7dd
  10. fdf3ee

Darker: #dc8957 mixed with black

  1. dc8957
  2. bf764b
  3. a3643e
  4. 885333
  5. 6e4227
  6. 54311c
  7. 3c2212
  8. 261408
  9. 110703
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc8957 with less saturation

  1. dc8957
  2. d78c60
  3. d18f68
  4. cc9170
  5. c69477
  6. c0967f
  7. ba9886
  8. b49b8c
  9. ae9d93
  10. a79e9a

Questions about #dc8957

What color is #dc8957?

#dc8957 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Late Bloomer. In RGB it is rgb(220, 137, 87), in HSL hsl(22.56, 65.52%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.662% 0.12103 50.82).

What colors go well with #dc8957?

The complementary color of #dc8957 is #3dadde. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e28080 and #c7983c. The triadic partners are #3ab996 and #a192e6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8957?

Black text reads better on #dc8957: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and black gives 7.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc8957 a warm or cool color?

#dc8957 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.121.