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#dc8b36 color: Status Bronze

#dc8b36 is rgb(220, 139, 54) in RGB and oklch(70.648% 0.13815 62.96) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

70.6%
0.138
63°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tangerine
  • yellow-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #dc8b36

#dc8b36 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 63°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.7:1 contrast and black text 7.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Status Bronze (#dc8a30). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dc8b36 mixed with white

  1. dc8b36
  2. e0974f
  3. e5a365
  4. e9ae7a
  5. ecba8d
  6. f0c6a0
  7. f3d1b3
  8. f7ddc6
  9. fae8d9
  10. fcf4ec

Darker: #dc8b36 mixed with black

  1. dc8b36
  2. bf782e
  3. a36625
  4. 88541e
  5. 6e4316
  6. 54320f
  7. 3c2308
  8. 261403
  9. 110701
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc8b36 with less saturation

  1. dc8b36
  2. d78e46
  3. d19053
  4. cb935f
  5. c69569
  6. c09774
  7. ba997d
  8. b49b86
  9. ad9d8f
  10. a79f98

Questions about #dc8b36

What color is #dc8b36?

#dc8b36 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Status Bronze. In RGB it is rgb(220, 139, 54), in HSL hsl(30.72, 70.34%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.648% 0.13815 62.96).

What colors go well with #dc8b36?

The complementary color of #dc8b36 is #45a9ef. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e97d67 and #be9d1c. The triadic partners are #00bba8 and #b28ae7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8b36?

Black text reads better on #dc8b36: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and black gives 7.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc8b36 a warm or cool color?

#dc8b36 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 63 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.138.