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#dca600 color: Golden Beryl Yellow

#dca600 is rgb(220, 166, 0) in RGB and oklch(75.489% 0.1547 85.035) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

75.5%
0.155
85°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #dca600

#dca600 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 85°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.5:1, 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 yellow colors

Lighter: #dca600 mixed with white

  1. dca600
  2. e0af3c
  3. e3b859
  4. e7c271
  5. ebcb87
  6. eed39c
  7. f2dcb0
  8. f5e5c4
  9. f8eed8
  10. fcf6ec

Darker: #dca600 mixed with black

  1. dca600
  2. bf9000
  3. a37a00
  4. 886500
  5. 6e5100
  6. 543e00
  7. 3c2b00
  8. 261a00
  9. 110a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dca600 with less saturation

  1. dca600
  2. d8a732
  3. d3a948
  4. cfaa5a
  5. cbab69
  6. c6ac76
  7. c2ad83
  8. bdae8e
  9. b8ae9a
  10. b4afa5

Questions about #dca600

What color is #dca600?

#dca600 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Golden Beryl Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(220, 166, 0), in HSL hsl(45.27, 100%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.489% 0.1547 85.035).

What colors go well with #dca600?

The complementary color of #dca600 is #81acff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f99242 and #adba31. The triadic partners are #00c9dc and #e08be5.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca600?

Black text reads better on #dca600: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dca600 a warm or cool color?

#dca600 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 85 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.155.