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#dcad69 color: Necrophilic Brown

#dcad69 is rgb(220, 173, 105) in RGB and oklch(77.603% 0.10195 75.518) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35°
100%

77.6%
0.102
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 #dcad69

#dcad69 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.6% lightness, 0.102 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: #dcad69 mixed with white

  1. dcad69
  2. e0b579
  3. e3be88
  4. e7c698
  5. ebcea7
  6. eed6b5
  7. f2dec4
  8. f5e6d3
  9. f8efe2
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #dcad69 mixed with black

  1. dcad69
  2. bf965a
  3. a37f4c
  4. 886a3e
  5. 6e5531
  6. 544124
  7. 3c2d18
  8. 261b0c
  9. 110b04
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dcad69 with less saturation

  1. dcad69
  2. d8ae72
  3. d5af7b
  4. d1b083
  5. cdb18b
  6. c9b292
  7. c6b39a
  8. c2b4a1
  9. beb5a8
  10. bab5af

Questions about #dcad69

What color is #dcad69?

#dcad69 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown. In RGB it is rgb(220, 173, 105), in HSL hsl(35.48, 62.16%, 63.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.603% 0.10195 75.518).

What colors go well with #dcad69?

The complementary color of #dcad69 is #8ab9f7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eda17f and #bfba6b. The triadic partners are #5acacb and #cfa2e3.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcad69?

Black text reads better on #dcad69: 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 #dcad69 a warm or cool color?

#dcad69 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 76 degrees, its lightness 77.6% and its chroma 0.102.