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#dcae65 color: Necrophilic Brown

#dcae65 is rgb(220, 174, 101) in RGB and oklch(77.741% 0.10582 77.749) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

77.7%
0.106
78°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.04:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #dcae65

#dcae65 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 78°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.04:1 contrast and black text 10.29:1, 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: #dcae65 mixed with white

  1. dcae65
  2. e0b676
  3. e3be86
  4. e7c695
  5. ebcfa5
  6. eed7b4
  7. f2dfc3
  8. f5e7d2
  9. f8efe1
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #dcae65 mixed with black

  1. dcae65
  2. bf9757
  3. a38049
  4. 886a3c
  5. 6e552f
  6. 544122
  7. 3c2e17
  8. 261c0c
  9. 110b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dcae65 with less saturation

  1. dcae65
  2. d8af6f
  3. d5b078
  4. d1b181
  5. cdb289
  6. cab391
  7. c6b499
  8. c2b4a0
  9. beb5a8
  10. bab6af

Questions about #dcae65

What color is #dcae65?

#dcae65 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown. In RGB it is rgb(220, 174, 101), in HSL hsl(36.81, 62.96%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.741% 0.10582 77.749).

What colors go well with #dcae65?

The complementary color of #dcae65 is #8cb9fa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eea27a and #bdbc69. The triadic partners are #54cbcf and #d3a1e3.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcae65?

Black text reads better on #dcae65: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and black gives 10.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcae65 a warm or cool color?

#dcae65 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 78 degrees, its lightness 77.7% and its chroma 0.106.