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#dca500 color: Golden Beryl Yellow

#dca500 is rgb(220, 165, 0) in RGB and oklch(75.294% 0.15443 84.463) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

75.3%
0.154
84°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #dca500

#dca500 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.3% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 84°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.43:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Golden Beryl Yellow (#d9a400). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dca500 mixed with white

  1. dca500
  2. e0ae3c
  3. e3b859
  4. e7c171
  5. ebca87
  6. eed39c
  7. f2dcb0
  8. f5e5c4
  9. f8eed8
  10. fcf6eb

Darker: #dca500 mixed with black

  1. dca500
  2. bf8f00
  3. a37900
  4. 886500
  5. 6e5100
  6. 543d00
  7. 3c2b00
  8. 261a00
  9. 110a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dca500 with less saturation

  1. dca500
  2. d8a731
  3. d3a848
  4. cfa959
  5. caaa68
  6. c6ab76
  7. c1ac82
  8. bdad8e
  9. b8ae99
  10. b3aea4

Questions about #dca500

What color is #dca500?

#dca500 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Golden Beryl Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(220, 165, 0), in HSL hsl(45, 100%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.294% 0.15443 84.463).

What colors go well with #dca500?

The complementary color of #dca500 is #7facff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f89143 and #adb92f. The triadic partners are #00c9da and #df8ae5.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca500?

Black text reads better on #dca500: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dca500 a warm or cool color?

#dca500 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 84 degrees, its lightness 75.3% and its chroma 0.154.