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#dcb535 color: Pickled Peppers

#dcb535 is rgb(220, 181, 53) in RGB and oklch(78.647% 0.14473 91.029) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

78.6%
0.145
91°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #dcb535

#dcb535 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.6% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 91°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pickled Peppers (#dbb532). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #dcb535 mixed with white

  1. dcb535
  2. e0bd52
  3. e3c46a
  4. e7cc7f
  5. ead392
  6. eedba5
  7. f1e2b8
  8. f5e9ca
  9. f8f1dc
  10. fcf8ed

Darker: #dcb535 mixed with black

  1. dcb535
  2. bf9d2d
  3. a38625
  4. 886f1d
  5. 6e5915
  6. 54440e
  7. 3c3008
  8. 261d03
  9. 110c01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #dcb535 with less saturation

  1. dcb535
  2. d9b64b
  3. d5b75c
  4. d2b76a
  5. ceb878
  6. cbb884
  7. c7b98f
  8. c4b99a
  9. c0b9a5
  10. bdb9af

Questions about #dcb535

What color is #dcb535?

#dcb535 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Pickled Peppers. In RGB it is rgb(220, 181, 53), in HSL hsl(45.99, 70.46%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.647% 0.14473 91.029).

What colors go well with #dcb535?

The complementary color of #dcb535 is #9bb4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fba24e and #acc754. The triadic partners are #00d1ee and #ee95e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcb535?

Black text reads better on #dcb535: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcb535 a warm or cool color?

#dcb535 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 91 degrees, its lightness 78.6% and its chroma 0.145.