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#dcac5e color: Brown Mustard

#dcac5e is rgb(220, 172, 94) in RGB and oklch(77.256% 0.11128 78.033) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

77.3%
0.111
78°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • orange-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #dcac5e

#dcac5e is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.3% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 78°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Mustard (#dfac59). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dcac5e mixed with white

  1. dcac5e
  2. e0b470
  3. e3bd81
  4. e7c591
  5. ebcda1
  6. eed6b1
  7. f2dec1
  8. f5e6d0
  9. f8efe0
  10. fcf7ef

Darker: #dcac5e mixed with black

  1. dcac5e
  2. bf9551
  3. a37f44
  4. 886937
  5. 6e542b
  6. 54401f
  7. 3c2d14
  8. 261b0a
  9. 110b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dcac5e with less saturation

  1. dcac5e
  2. d8ad69
  3. d4ae73
  4. d1af7c
  5. cdb085
  6. c9b18d
  7. c5b296
  8. c1b39e
  9. bdb4a6
  10. b9b4ad

Questions about #dcac5e

What color is #dcac5e?

#dcac5e is soft light amber. The closest named color is Brown Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(220, 172, 94), in HSL hsl(37.14, 64.29%, 61.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.256% 0.11128 78.033).

What colors go well with #dcac5e?

The complementary color of #dcac5e is #88b7fc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ef9f75 and #bcba62. The triadic partners are #49cbcf and #d39ee3.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcac5e?

Black text reads better on #dcac5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcac5e a warm or cool color?

#dcac5e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 78 degrees, its lightness 77.3% and its chroma 0.111.