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#dc986b color: Brown Yellow

#dc986b is rgb(220, 152, 107) in RGB and oklch(73.662% 0.10162 53.983) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

73.7%
0.102
54°
  • 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
8.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #dc986b

#dc986b is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.75:1, 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: #dc986b mixed with white

  1. dc986b
  2. e0a27a
  3. e4ad89
  4. e8b798
  5. ecc1a6
  6. efcbb5
  7. f3d6c4
  8. f6e0d2
  9. f9eae1
  10. fcf5f0

Darker: #dc986b mixed with black

  1. dc986b
  2. bf845c
  3. a3704e
  4. 885c3f
  5. 6e4a32
  6. 543825
  7. 3c2718
  8. 26170d
  9. 110804
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc986b with less saturation

  1. dc986b
  2. d79a72
  3. d39c79
  4. ce9e7f
  5. c9a086
  6. c4a28c
  7. bfa392
  8. baa598
  9. b5a79e
  10. afa8a4

Questions about #dc986b

What color is #dc986b?

#dc986b is soft light orange. The closest named color is Brown Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(220, 152, 107), in HSL hsl(23.89, 61.75%, 64.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.662% 0.10162 53.983).

What colors go well with #dc986b?

The complementary color of #dc986b is #63b4e0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e3908a and #c8a45b. The triadic partners are #5bbfa5 and #ad9de4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc986b?

Black text reads better on #dc986b: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc986b a warm or cool color?

#dc986b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.102.