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#dcad68 color: Necrophilic Brown

#dcad68 is rgb(220, 173, 104) in RGB and oklch(77.589% 0.10285 75.86) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

77.6%
0.103
76°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #dcad68

#dcad68 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.6% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 76°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown (#dead69). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dcad68 mixed with white

  1. dcad68
  2. e0b578
  3. e3be88
  4. e7c697
  5. ebcea6
  6. eed6b5
  7. f2dec4
  8. f5e6d3
  9. f8efe1
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #dcad68 mixed with black

  1. dcad68
  2. bf9659
  3. a37f4b
  4. 886a3e
  5. 6e5530
  6. 544124
  7. 3c2d18
  8. 261b0c
  9. 110b04
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dcad68 with less saturation

  1. dcad68
  2. d8ae71
  3. d5af7a
  4. d1b082
  5. cdb18a
  6. c9b292
  7. c6b399
  8. c2b4a1
  9. beb5a8
  10. bab5af

Questions about #dcad68

What color is #dcad68?

#dcad68 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown. In RGB it is rgb(220, 173, 104), in HSL hsl(35.69, 62.37%, 63.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.589% 0.10285 75.86).

What colors go well with #dcad68?

The complementary color of #dcad68 is #8ab9f7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eda17e and #bfba6a. The triadic partners are #58cbcb and #d0a2e3.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcad68?

Black text reads better on #dcad68: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcad68 a warm or cool color?

#dcad68 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 76 degrees, its lightness 77.6% and its chroma 0.103.