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#dcaa4e color: Golden Apricot

#dcaa4e is rgb(220, 170, 78) in RGB and oklch(76.678% 0.1235 80.273) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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39°
100%

76.7%
0.123
80°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #dcaa4e

#dcaa4e is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 76.7% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 80°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.12:1 contrast and black text 9.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Golden Apricot (#dba950). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dcaa4e mixed with white

  1. dcaa4e
  2. e0b363
  3. e3bb76
  4. e7c488
  5. ebcc9a
  6. eed5ab
  7. f2ddbc
  8. f5e6cd
  9. f8eede
  10. fcf7ee

Darker: #dcaa4e mixed with black

  1. dcaa4e
  2. bf9343
  3. a37d38
  4. 88682d
  5. 6e5323
  6. 543f19
  7. 3c2d0f
  8. 261b07
  9. 110b02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dcaa4e with less saturation

  1. dcaa4e
  2. d8ab5c
  3. d4ac68
  4. d0ae73
  5. ccaf7d
  6. c8b087
  7. c4b090
  8. c0b199
  9. bcb2a2
  10. b7b2ab

Questions about #dcaa4e

What color is #dcaa4e?

#dcaa4e is bright light amber. The closest named color is Golden Apricot. In RGB it is rgb(220, 170, 78), in HSL hsl(38.87, 66.98%, 58.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.678% 0.1235 80.273).

What colors go well with #dcaa4e?

The complementary color of #dcaa4e is #85b4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f29b68 and #b8ba56. The triadic partners are #29cad2 and #d699e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcaa4e?

Black text reads better on #dcaa4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and black gives 9.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcaa4e a warm or cool color?

#dcaa4e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 80 degrees, its lightness 76.7% and its chroma 0.123.