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#dc8d55 color: Apricot Tan

#dc8d55 is rgb(220, 141, 85) in RGB and oklch(71.34% 0.1202 54.796) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

71.3%
0.120
55°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • orange-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #dc8d55

#dc8d55 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Tan (#da8c53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #dc8d55 mixed with white

  1. dc8d55
  2. e09967
  3. e5a479
  4. e9b08a
  5. ecbb9a
  6. f0c6ab
  7. f3d2bc
  8. f7ddcc
  9. fae8dd
  10. fcf4ee

Darker: #dc8d55 mixed with black

  1. dc8d55
  2. bf7a49
  3. a3673d
  4. 885531
  5. 6e4426
  6. 54331c
  7. 3c2311
  8. 261408
  9. 110702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc8d55 with less saturation

  1. dc8d55
  2. d7905e
  3. d19267
  4. cc956f
  5. c79777
  6. c1997f
  7. bb9b86
  8. b59d8e
  9. af9f95
  10. a9a19c

Questions about #dc8d55

What color is #dc8d55?

#dc8d55 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Apricot Tan. In RGB it is rgb(220, 141, 85), in HSL hsl(24.89, 65.85%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.34% 0.1202 54.796).

What colors go well with #dc8d55?

The complementary color of #dc8d55 is #49aee2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e4837c and #c59c3e. The triadic partners are #36bb9e and #a893e6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc8d55?

Black text reads better on #dc8d55: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc8d55 a warm or cool color?

#dc8d55 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.12.