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#dc8a40 color: Coppersmith

#dc8a40 is rgb(220, 138, 64) in RGB and oklch(70.561% 0.13338 59.752) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

70.6%
0.133
60°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-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 #dc8a40

#dc8a40 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 60°.

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 Coppersmith (#d98a3f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #dc8a40 mixed with white

  1. dc8a40
  2. e09657
  3. e5a26b
  4. e9ae7e
  5. edb991
  6. f0c5a3
  7. f4d1b6
  8. f7dcc8
  9. fae8da
  10. fcf3ed

Darker: #dc8a40 mixed with black

  1. dc8a40
  2. bf7736
  3. a3652d
  4. 885324
  5. 6e421b
  6. 543213
  7. 3c220b
  8. 261405
  9. 110701
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc8a40 with less saturation

  1. dc8a40
  2. d78d4d
  3. d19059
  4. cb9263
  5. c6946d
  6. c09776
  7. ba997f
  8. b49b88
  9. ad9d90
  10. a79e98

Questions about #dc8a40

What color is #dc8a40?

#dc8a40 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Coppersmith. In RGB it is rgb(220, 138, 64), in HSL hsl(28.46, 69.03%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.561% 0.13338 59.752).

What colors go well with #dc8a40?

The complementary color of #dc8a40 is #41aaea. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e77e6e and #c19b26. The triadic partners are #00bba3 and #ad8ce7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8a40?

Black text reads better on #dc8a40: 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 #dc8a40 a warm or cool color?

#dc8a40 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.133.