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#dc8a52 color: Apricot Tan

#dc8a52 is rgb(220, 138, 82) in RGB and oklch(70.769% 0.12334 53.673) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

70.8%
0.123
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 #dc8a52

#dc8a52 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.123 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: #dc8a52 mixed with white

  1. dc8a52
  2. e09665
  3. e5a276
  4. e9ad88
  5. edb999
  6. f0c5aa
  7. f4d0bb
  8. f7dccc
  9. fae8dd
  10. fcf3ee

Darker: #dc8a52 mixed with black

  1. dc8a52
  2. bf7746
  3. a3653b
  4. 88532f
  5. 6e4225
  6. 54321a
  7. 3c2211
  8. 261408
  9. 110702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc8a52 with less saturation

  1. dc8a52
  2. d78d5c
  3. d19065
  4. cc926d
  5. c69575
  6. c0977d
  7. ba9984
  8. b49b8c
  9. ae9d93
  10. a79f9a

Questions about #dc8a52

What color is #dc8a52?

#dc8a52 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Apricot Tan. In RGB it is rgb(220, 138, 82), in HSL hsl(24.35, 66.35%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.769% 0.12334 53.673).

What colors go well with #dc8a52?

The complementary color of #dc8a52 is #41ade1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e3807b and #c59938. The triadic partners are #30b99a and #a591e6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8a52?

Black text reads better on #dc8a52: 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 #dc8a52 a warm or cool color?

#dc8a52 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.123.