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#dca340 color: Scrofulous Brown

#dca340 is rgb(220, 163, 64) in RGB and oklch(75.188% 0.1314 77.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

75.2%
0.131
78°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #dca340

#dca340 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 78°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Scrofulous Brown (#dba539). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dca340 mixed with white

  1. dca340
  2. e0ac58
  3. e4b66d
  4. e7bf81
  5. ebc894
  6. efd2a6
  7. f2dbb8
  8. f5e4ca
  9. f9eddc
  10. fcf6ed

Darker: #dca340 mixed with black

  1. dca340
  2. bf8d36
  3. a3782d
  4. 886324
  5. 6e4f1b
  6. 543c13
  7. 3c2a0b
  8. 261905
  9. 110a01
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dca340 with less saturation

  1. dca340
  2. d8a550
  3. d3a65e
  4. cfa76a
  5. caa975
  6. c6aa7f
  7. c1ab89
  8. bdac93
  9. b8ad9c
  10. b3aea5

Questions about #dca340

What color is #dca340?

#dca340 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Scrofulous Brown. In RGB it is rgb(220, 163, 64), in HSL hsl(38.08, 69.03%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.188% 0.1314 77.849).

What colors go well with #dca340?

The complementary color of #dca340 is #79b0ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f19361 and #b7b446. The triadic partners are #00c7cc and #d193e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca340?

Black text reads better on #dca340: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dca340 a warm or cool color?

#dca340 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 78 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.131.