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#dca15d color: Butterscotch Syrup

#dca15d is rgb(220, 161, 93) in RGB and oklch(75.128% 0.11031 68.694) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

75.1%
0.110
69°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • orange-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #dca15d

#dca15d is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 69°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.3:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Butterscotch Syrup (#d9a05f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dca15d mixed with white

  1. dca15d
  2. e0ab6f
  3. e4b47f
  4. e8bd90
  5. ebc7a0
  6. efd0b0
  7. f2dac0
  8. f6e3cf
  9. f9ecdf
  10. fcf6ef

Darker: #dca15d mixed with black

  1. dca15d
  2. bf8b50
  3. a37643
  4. 886237
  5. 6e4e2a
  6. 543c1f
  7. 3c2a14
  8. 26190a
  9. 110903
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dca15d with less saturation

  1. dca15d
  2. d8a367
  3. d3a470
  4. cfa679
  5. caa781
  6. c6a989
  7. c1aa91
  8. bdab98
  9. b8aca0
  10. b3ada7

Questions about #dca15d

What color is #dca15d?

#dca15d is soft light amber. The closest named color is Butterscotch Syrup. In RGB it is rgb(220, 161, 93), in HSL hsl(32.13, 64.47%, 61.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.128% 0.11031 68.694).

What colors go well with #dca15d?

The complementary color of #dca15d is #75b4f1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ea957a and #c0af58. The triadic partners are #46c5bc and #c29be4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca15d?

Black text reads better on #dca15d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dca15d a warm or cool color?

#dca15d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 69 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.11.