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#dca604 color: Golden Beryl Yellow

#dca604 is rgb(220, 166, 4) in RGB and oklch(75.496% 0.15412 84.924) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

75.5%
0.154
85°
  • Amber
  • 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 #dca604

#dca604 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.154 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 amber colors

Lighter: #dca604 mixed with white

  1. dca604
  2. e0af3d
  3. e3b859
  4. e7c272
  5. ebcb87
  6. eed39c
  7. f2dcb1
  8. f5e5c4
  9. f8eed8
  10. fcf6ec

Darker: #dca604 mixed with black

  1. dca604
  2. bf9003
  3. a37a02
  4. 886501
  5. 6e5101
  6. 543e00
  7. 3c2b00
  8. 261a00
  9. 110a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dca604 with less saturation

  1. dca604
  2. d8a733
  3. d3a949
  4. cfaa5a
  5. cbab69
  6. c6ac76
  7. c2ad83
  8. bdae8f
  9. b9ae9a
  10. b4afa5

Questions about #dca604

What color is #dca604?

#dca604 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Golden Beryl Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(220, 166, 4), in HSL hsl(45, 96.43%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.496% 0.15412 84.924).

What colors go well with #dca604?

The complementary color of #dca604 is #81acff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f99243 and #adba32. The triadic partners are #00c9dc and #e08be5.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca604?

Black text reads better on #dca604: 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 #dca604 a warm or cool color?

#dca604 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 85 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.154.