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#dfa824 color: Dried Goldenrod

#dfa824 is rgb(223, 168, 36) in RGB and oklch(76.296% 0.14813 83.246) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42°
100%

76.3%
0.148
83°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #dfa824

#dfa824 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 76.3% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 83°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.15:1 contrast and black text 9.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dried Goldenrod (#e2a829). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dfa824 mixed with white

  1. dfa824
  2. e2b148
  3. e6ba61
  4. e9c378
  5. edcc8c
  6. f0d4a0
  7. f3ddb4
  8. f6e6c7
  9. f9eeda
  10. fcf7ec

Darker: #dfa824 mixed with black

  1. dfa824
  2. c2921e
  3. a57c18
  4. 8a6712
  5. 6f520c
  6. 563f07
  7. 3d2c04
  8. 271a02
  9. 120a00
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dfa824 with less saturation

  1. dfa824
  2. dba93f
  3. d6ab52
  4. d2ac61
  5. cdad6f
  6. c9ae7b
  7. c4af87
  8. c0b092
  9. bbb19d
  10. b7b1a8

Questions about #dfa824

What color is #dfa824?

#dfa824 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Dried Goldenrod. In RGB it is rgb(223, 168, 36), in HSL hsl(42.35, 74.5%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.296% 0.14813 83.246).

What colors go well with #dfa824?

The complementary color of #dfa824 is #82b0ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fa954f and #b3bb3b. The triadic partners are #00ccdc and #df90e8.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfa824?

Black text reads better on #dfa824: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and black gives 9.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dfa824 a warm or cool color?

#dfa824 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 83 degrees, its lightness 76.3% and its chroma 0.148.