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#dca15e color: Butterscotch Syrup

#dca15e is rgb(220, 161, 94) in RGB and oklch(75.141% 0.10953 68.332) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

75.1%
0.110
68°
  • 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 #dca15e

#dca15e is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 68°.

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: #dca15e mixed with white

  1. dca15e
  2. e0aa6f
  3. e4b480
  4. e8bd90
  5. ebc7a0
  6. efd0b0
  7. f2dac0
  8. f6e3d0
  9. f9ecdf
  10. fcf6ef

Darker: #dca15e mixed with black

  1. dca15e
  2. bf8b51
  3. a37644
  4. 886237
  5. 6e4e2b
  6. 543c1f
  7. 3c2a14
  8. 26190a
  9. 110903
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dca15e with less saturation

  1. dca15e
  2. d8a368
  3. d3a471
  4. cfa679
  5. cba782
  6. c6a98a
  7. c1aa91
  8. bdab99
  9. b8aca0
  10. b3ada7

Questions about #dca15e

What color is #dca15e?

#dca15e is soft light amber. The closest named color is Butterscotch Syrup. In RGB it is rgb(220, 161, 94), in HSL hsl(31.9, 64.29%, 61.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.141% 0.10953 68.332).

What colors go well with #dca15e?

The complementary color of #dca15e is #75b4f1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ea967b and #c0af59. The triadic partners are #48c5bc and #c29be4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca15e?

Black text reads better on #dca15e: 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 #dca15e a warm or cool color?

#dca15e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.11.