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#dc9a4e color: Honeycomb Yellow

#dc9a4e is rgb(220, 154, 78) in RGB and oklch(73.623% 0.12146 67.711) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

73.6%
0.121
68°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • orange-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #dc9a4e

#dc9a4e is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 68°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.39:1 contrast and black text 8.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Honeycomb Yellow (#de9c52). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dc9a4e mixed with white

  1. dc9a4e
  2. e0a462
  3. e4ae75
  4. e8b987
  5. ecc398
  6. efcdaa
  7. f3d7bb
  8. f6e1cc
  9. f9ebdd
  10. fcf5ee

Darker: #dc9a4e mixed with black

  1. dc9a4e
  2. bf8543
  3. a37138
  4. 885e2d
  5. 6e4b23
  6. 543919
  7. 3c270f
  8. 261707
  9. 110902
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dc9a4e with less saturation

  1. dc9a4e
  2. d79c5a
  3. d39e65
  4. cea06f
  5. c9a178
  6. c4a381
  7. bfa489
  8. baa692
  9. b4a79a
  10. afa8a2

Questions about #dc9a4e

What color is #dc9a4e?

#dc9a4e is bright light amber. The closest named color is Honeycomb Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(220, 154, 78), in HSL hsl(32.11, 66.98%, 58.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.623% 0.12146 67.711).

What colors go well with #dc9a4e?

The complementary color of #dc9a4e is #67b0f2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eb8d71 and #beaa46. The triadic partners are #26c2b7 and #bf94e5.

Is white or black text more readable on #dc9a4e?

Black text reads better on #dc9a4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and black gives 8.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dc9a4e a warm or cool color?

#dc9a4e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.121.