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#dcb26d color: Yellow Lab

#dcb26d is rgb(220, 178, 109) in RGB and oklch(78.641% 0.09991 78.94) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

78.6%
0.100
79°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #dcb26d

#dcb26d is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 78.6% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 79°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellow Lab (#dab46f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dcb26d mixed with white

  1. dcb26d
  2. e0ba7d
  3. e3c28c
  4. e7c99a
  5. ead1a9
  6. eed9b7
  7. f1e0c6
  8. f5e8d4
  9. f8f0e2
  10. fcf7f1

Darker: #dcb26d mixed with black

  1. dcb26d
  2. bf9a5e
  3. a3834f
  4. 886d41
  5. 6e5733
  6. 544326
  7. 3c2f19
  8. 261d0d
  9. 110c04
  10. 020101

Calmer: #dcb26d with less saturation

  1. dcb26d
  2. d9b376
  3. d5b47e
  4. d2b586
  5. ceb68e
  6. cbb696
  7. c7b79d
  8. c4b8a4
  9. c0b8ab
  10. bdb9b2

Questions about #dcb26d

What color is #dcb26d?

#dcb26d is soft light amber. The closest named color is Yellow Lab. In RGB it is rgb(220, 178, 109), in HSL hsl(37.3, 61.33%, 64.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.641% 0.09991 78.94).

What colors go well with #dcb26d?

The complementary color of #dcb26d is #93bbfa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eea680 and #bebf71. The triadic partners are #60cdd1 and #d5a5e2.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcb26d?

Black text reads better on #dcb26d: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcb26d a warm or cool color?

#dcb26d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 79 degrees, its lightness 78.6% and its chroma 0.1.