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#dca60b color: Golden Beryl Yellow

#dca60b is rgb(220, 166, 11) in RGB and oklch(75.507% 0.1531 84.728) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

75.5%
0.153
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 #dca60b

#dca60b is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.153 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: #dca60b mixed with white

  1. dca60b
  2. e0af3e
  3. e3b85a
  4. e7c272
  5. ebca88
  6. eed39d
  7. f2dcb1
  8. f5e5c5
  9. f8eed8
  10. fcf6ec

Darker: #dca60b mixed with black

  1. dca60b
  2. bf9008
  3. a37a06
  4. 886504
  5. 6e5102
  6. 543e01
  7. 3c2b01
  8. 261a00
  9. 110a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dca60b with less saturation

  1. dca60b
  2. d8a734
  3. d3a94a
  4. cfaa5b
  5. cbab6a
  6. c6ac77
  7. c2ad83
  8. bdae8f
  9. b9ae9a
  10. b4afa5

Questions about #dca60b

What color is #dca60b?

#dca60b is bright light amber. The closest named color is Golden Beryl Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(220, 166, 11), in HSL hsl(44.5, 90.48%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.507% 0.1531 84.728).

What colors go well with #dca60b?

The complementary color of #dca60b is #81acff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f89244 and #aeba33. The triadic partners are #00c9db and #df8be5.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca60b?

Black text reads better on #dca60b: 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 #dca60b a warm or cool color?

#dca60b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 85 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.153.