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#dc8a53 color: Apricot Tan

#dc8a53 is rgb(220, 138, 83) in RGB and oklch(70.782% 0.12277 53.272) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

70.8%
0.123
53°
  • 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 #dc8a53

#dc8a53 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 53°.

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: #dc8a53 mixed with white

  1. dc8a53
  2. e09665
  3. e5a277
  4. e9ad88
  5. edb999
  6. f0c5aa
  7. f4d0bb
  8. f7dccc
  9. fae8dd
  10. fcf3ee

Darker: #dc8a53 mixed with black

  1. dc8a53
  2. bf7747
  3. a3653b
  4. 885330
  5. 6e4225
  6. 54321b
  7. 3c2211
  8. 261408
  9. 110702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc8a53 with less saturation

  1. dc8a53
  2. d78d5c
  3. d19065
  4. cc926e
  5. c69576
  6. c0977d
  7. ba9985
  8. b49b8c
  9. ae9d93
  10. a79f9a

Questions about #dc8a53

What color is #dc8a53?

#dc8a53 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Apricot Tan. In RGB it is rgb(220, 138, 83), in HSL hsl(24.09, 66.18%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.782% 0.12277 53.272).

What colors go well with #dc8a53?

The complementary color of #dc8a53 is #41ade1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e3807c and #c69939. The triadic partners are #32b99a and #a491e6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8a53?

Black text reads better on #dc8a53: 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 #dc8a53 a warm or cool color?

#dc8a53 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.123.