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#dcb385 color: Butterscotch Sundae

#dcb385 is rgb(220, 179, 133) in RGB and oklch(79.245% 0.07724 69.568) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

79.2%
0.077
70°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #dcb385

#dcb385 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 70°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Butterscotch Sundae (#dbb486). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dcb385 mixed with white

  1. dcb385
  2. e0bb91
  3. e3c29e
  4. e7caaa
  5. ebd1b6
  6. eed9c2
  7. f2e0ce
  8. f5e8da
  9. f8f0e6
  10. fcf7f3

Darker: #dcb385 mixed with black

  1. dcb385
  2. bf9b73
  3. a38461
  4. 886e50
  5. 6e5840
  6. 544330
  7. 3c2f21
  8. 261d13
  9. 110c06
  10. 020101

Calmer: #dcb385 with less saturation

  1. dcb385
  2. d9b48b
  3. d6b591
  4. d3b696
  5. cfb79c
  6. ccb7a1
  7. c9b8a7
  8. c5b9ac
  9. c2bab1
  10. bfbab6

Questions about #dcb385

What color is #dcb385?

#dcb385 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Butterscotch Sundae. In RGB it is rgb(220, 179, 133), in HSL hsl(31.72, 55.41%, 69.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.245% 0.07724 69.568).

What colors go well with #dcb385?

The complementary color of #dcb385 is #95c0ec. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e7ab96 and #c7bd83. The triadic partners are #7eccc6 and #caaee1.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcb385?

Black text reads better on #dcb385: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcb385 a warm or cool color?

#dcb385 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 70 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.077.