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#dca446 color: Scrofulous Brown

#dca446 is rgb(220, 164, 70) in RGB and oklch(75.435% 0.12767 77.423) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

75.4%
0.128
77°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #dca446

#dca446 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 77°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.22:1 contrast and black text 9.44:1, 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: #dca446 mixed with white

  1. dca446
  2. e0ad5d
  3. e4b771
  4. e7c084
  5. ebc996
  6. eed2a8
  7. f2dbb9
  8. f5e4cb
  9. f9eddc
  10. fcf6ee

Darker: #dca446 mixed with black

  1. dca446
  2. bf8e3c
  3. a37932
  4. 886428
  5. 6e501e
  6. 543d15
  7. 3c2b0d
  8. 261a05
  9. 110a02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dca446 with less saturation

  1. dca446
  2. d8a655
  3. d3a761
  4. cfa86d
  5. cbaa78
  6. c6ab82
  7. c2ac8b
  8. bdad95
  9. b9ae9e
  10. b4aea7

Questions about #dca446

What color is #dca446?

#dca446 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Scrofulous Brown. In RGB it is rgb(220, 164, 70), in HSL hsl(37.6, 68.18%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.435% 0.12767 77.423).

What colors go well with #dca446?

The complementary color of #dca446 is #7ab1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f19565 and #b8b54b. The triadic partners are #07c7cc and #d095e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca446?

Black text reads better on #dca446: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and black gives 9.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dca446 a warm or cool color?

#dca446 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 77 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.128.