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#dc986a color: Brown Yellow

#dc986a is rgb(220, 152, 106) in RGB and oklch(73.645% 0.1023 54.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

73.6%
0.102
55°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • orange-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #dc986a

#dc986a is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Yellow (#dd9966). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #dc986a mixed with white

  1. dc986a
  2. e0a279
  3. e4ad88
  4. e8b797
  5. ecc1a6
  6. efcbb5
  7. f3d6c3
  8. f6e0d2
  9. f9eae1
  10. fcf5f0

Darker: #dc986a mixed with black

  1. dc986a
  2. bf845b
  3. a3704d
  4. 885c3f
  5. 6e4a31
  6. 543824
  7. 3c2718
  8. 26170d
  9. 110804
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc986a with less saturation

  1. dc986a
  2. d79a71
  3. d39c78
  4. ce9e7f
  5. c9a085
  6. c4a28c
  7. bfa392
  8. baa598
  9. b5a79e
  10. afa8a4

Questions about #dc986a

What color is #dc986a?

#dc986a is soft light orange. The closest named color is Brown Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(220, 152, 106), in HSL hsl(24.21, 61.96%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.645% 0.1023 54.523).

What colors go well with #dc986a?

The complementary color of #dc986a is #63b4e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e3908a and #c8a45a. The triadic partners are #5abfa5 and #ae9de4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc986a?

Black text reads better on #dc986a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc986a a warm or cool color?

#dc986a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.102.