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#ddca5e color: Chifle Yellow

#ddca5e is rgb(221, 202, 94) in RGB and oklch(83.375% 0.13004 99.448) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

83.4%
0.130
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • amber-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc -33
Black text
12.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 75

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About #ddca5e

#ddca5e is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 83.4% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.66:1 contrast and black text 12.68:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chifle Yellow (#dbc963). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-300.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ddca5e mixed with white

  1. ddca5e
  2. e0d071
  3. e4d583
  4. e7da94
  5. eae0a4
  6. eee5b4
  7. f1eac3
  8. f4f0d2
  9. f8f5e1
  10. fbfaf0

Darker: #ddca5e mixed with black

  1. ddca5e
  2. c0af51
  3. a49544
  4. 887c37
  5. 6e642b
  6. 554d1f
  7. 3d3714
  8. 26220a
  9. 110f03
  10. 020200

Calmer: #ddca5e with less saturation

  1. ddca5e
  2. dbca6c
  3. d9ca78
  4. d7ca84
  5. d4ca8f
  6. d2ca99
  7. d0caa3
  8. cecaad
  9. ccc9b6
  10. cac9bf

Questions about #ddca5e

What color is #ddca5e?

#ddca5e is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Chifle Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(221, 202, 94), in HSL hsl(51.02, 65.13%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.375% 0.13004 99.448).

What colors go well with #ddca5e?

The complementary color of #ddca5e is #bac1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffb964 and #add97c. The triadic partners are #4ddcff and #ffa6e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddca5e?

Black text reads better on #ddca5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and black gives 12.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddca5e a warm or cool color?

#ddca5e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 83.4% and its chroma 0.13.