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#dcb245 color: Honey Grove

#dcb245 is rgb(220, 178, 69) in RGB and oklch(78.168% 0.13326 87.467) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

78.2%
0.133
87°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #dcb245

#dcb245 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 87°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Honey Grove (#dcb149). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #dcb245 mixed with white

  1. dcb245
  2. e0ba5d
  3. e3c272
  4. e7ca85
  5. ead197
  6. eed9a9
  7. f1e1ba
  8. f5e8cc
  9. f8f0dd
  10. fcf7ee

Darker: #dcb245 mixed with black

  1. dcb245
  2. bf9a3b
  3. a38331
  4. 886d27
  5. 6e571e
  6. 544315
  7. 3c2f0c
  8. 261d05
  9. 110c02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dcb245 with less saturation

  1. dcb245
  2. d8b356
  3. d5b464
  4. d1b570
  5. ceb57c
  6. cab687
  7. c6b691
  8. c3b79b
  9. bfb7a5
  10. bbb8af

Questions about #dcb245

What color is #dcb245?

#dcb245 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Honey Grove. In RGB it is rgb(220, 178, 69), in HSL hsl(43.31, 68.33%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.168% 0.13326 87.467).

What colors go well with #dcb245?

The complementary color of #dcb245 is #93b4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f7a15c and #b1c359. The triadic partners are #0acfe3 and #e598e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcb245?

Black text reads better on #dcb245: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcb245 a warm or cool color?

#dcb245 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.133.