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#dda500 color: Golden Beryl Yellow

#dda500 is rgb(221, 165, 0) in RGB and oklch(75.403% 0.15476 84.025) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

75.4%
0.155
84°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #dda500

#dda500 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 84°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.22:1 contrast and black text 9.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Golden Beryl Yellow (#d9a400). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dda500 mixed with white

  1. dda500
  2. e1ae3c
  3. e4b859
  4. e8c171
  5. ebca87
  6. efd39c
  7. f2dcb0
  8. f5e5c4
  9. f9eed8
  10. fcf6eb

Darker: #dda500 mixed with black

  1. dda500
  2. c08f00
  3. a47900
  4. 886500
  5. 6e5100
  6. 553d00
  7. 3d2b00
  8. 261a00
  9. 110a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dda500 with less saturation

  1. dda500
  2. d9a731
  3. d4a848
  4. d0a959
  5. cbaa68
  6. c6ac76
  7. c2ac82
  8. bdad8e
  9. b9ae9a
  10. b4afa4

Questions about #dda500

What color is #dda500?

#dda500 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Golden Beryl Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(221, 165, 0), in HSL hsl(44.8, 100%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.403% 0.15476 84.025).

What colors go well with #dda500?

The complementary color of #dda500 is #7facff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f99144 and #afb92e. The triadic partners are #00c9da and #df8be6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dda500?

Black text reads better on #dda500: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and black gives 9.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dda500 a warm or cool color?

#dda500 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 84 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.155.