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#dcb249 color: Honey Grove

#dcb249 is rgb(220, 178, 73) in RGB and oklch(78.204% 0.13042 86.914) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

78.2%
0.130
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
10.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #dcb249

#dcb249 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.13 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 10.51:1, 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: #dcb249 mixed with white

  1. dcb249
  2. e0ba60
  3. e3c274
  4. e7ca87
  5. ead199
  6. eed9aa
  7. f1e1bb
  8. f5e8cc
  9. f8f0dd
  10. fcf7ee

Darker: #dcb249 mixed with black

  1. dcb249
  2. bf9a3e
  3. a38334
  4. 886d2a
  5. 6e5720
  6. 544317
  7. 3c2f0e
  8. 261d06
  9. 110c02
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dcb249 with less saturation

  1. dcb249
  2. d8b359
  3. d5b466
  4. d1b572
  5. ceb57e
  6. cab688
  7. c6b692
  8. c3b79c
  9. bfb7a6
  10. bcb8af

Questions about #dcb249

What color is #dcb249?

#dcb249 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Honey Grove. In RGB it is rgb(220, 178, 73), in HSL hsl(42.86, 67.74%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.204% 0.13042 86.914).

What colors go well with #dcb249?

The complementary color of #dcb249 is #92b5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f7a160 and #b2c35b. The triadic partners are #1dcfe2 and #e499e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcb249?

Black text reads better on #dcb249: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcb249 a warm or cool color?

#dcb249 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.13.