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#dc8a51 color: Apricot Tan

#dc8a51 is rgb(220, 138, 81) in RGB and oklch(70.756% 0.12391 54.067) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

70.8%
0.124
54°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • amber-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #dc8a51

#dc8a51 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.69:1 contrast and black text 7.8:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Tan (#da8c53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #dc8a51 mixed with white

  1. dc8a51
  2. e09664
  3. e5a276
  4. e9ad87
  5. edb998
  6. f0c5a9
  7. f4d0ba
  8. f7dccb
  9. fae8dd
  10. fcf3ee

Darker: #dc8a51 mixed with black

  1. dc8a51
  2. bf7745
  3. a3653a
  4. 88532f
  5. 6e4224
  6. 54321a
  7. 3c2210
  8. 261407
  9. 110702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc8a51 with less saturation

  1. dc8a51
  2. d78d5b
  3. d19064
  4. cc926c
  5. c69575
  6. c0977c
  7. ba9984
  8. b49b8b
  9. ae9d93
  10. a79f9a

Questions about #dc8a51

What color is #dc8a51?

#dc8a51 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Apricot Tan. In RGB it is rgb(220, 138, 81), in HSL hsl(24.6, 66.51%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.756% 0.12391 54.067).

What colors go well with #dc8a51?

The complementary color of #dc8a51 is #41ade2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e4807a and #c59937. The triadic partners are #2db99b and #a591e6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8a51?

Black text reads better on #dc8a51: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and black gives 7.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc8a51 a warm or cool color?

#dc8a51 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.124.