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#dfad59 color: Brown Mustard

#dfad59 is rgb(223, 173, 89) in RGB and oklch(77.699% 0.11729 78.556) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

77.7%
0.117
79°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #dfad59

#dfad59 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.7% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 79°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.26:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Mustard (#dfac59). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dfad59 mixed with white

  1. dfad59
  2. e2b56c
  3. e6be7e
  4. e9c68e
  5. edce9f
  6. f0d6af
  7. f3dfbf
  8. f6e7cf
  9. f9efdf
  10. fcf7ef

Darker: #dfad59 mixed with black

  1. dfad59
  2. c2964c
  3. a57f40
  4. 8a6a34
  5. 6f5528
  6. 56411d
  7. 3d2d13
  8. 271b09
  9. 120b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dfad59 with less saturation

  1. dfad59
  2. dbae65
  3. d7af70
  4. d3b17a
  5. cfb283
  6. cbb38c
  7. c7b395
  8. c3b49e
  9. bfb5a6
  10. bbb6ae

Questions about #dfad59

What color is #dfad59?

#dfad59 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Brown Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(223, 173, 89), in HSL hsl(37.61, 67.68%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.699% 0.11729 78.556).

What colors go well with #dfad59?

The complementary color of #dfad59 is #88b8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f39f72 and #bdbc5e. The triadic partners are #3fcdd2 and #d69ee7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfad59?

Black text reads better on #dfad59: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dfad59 a warm or cool color?

#dfad59 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 79 degrees, its lightness 77.7% and its chroma 0.117.