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#dfad5a color: Brown Mustard

#dfad5a is rgb(223, 173, 90) in RGB and oklch(77.711% 0.11648 78.305) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

77.7%
0.116
78°
  • 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 #dfad5a

#dfad5a is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.7% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 78°.

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: #dfad5a mixed with white

  1. dfad5a
  2. e2b56d
  3. e6be7e
  4. e9c68f
  5. edce9f
  6. f0d6b0
  7. f3dfc0
  8. f6e7cf
  9. f9efdf
  10. fcf7ef

Darker: #dfad5a mixed with black

  1. dfad5a
  2. c2964d
  3. a57f41
  4. 8a6a35
  5. 6f5529
  6. 56411e
  7. 3d2d13
  8. 271b09
  9. 120b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dfad5a with less saturation

  1. dfad5a
  2. dbae66
  3. d7af70
  4. d3b17a
  5. cfb284
  6. cbb38d
  7. c7b396
  8. c3b49e
  9. bfb5a6
  10. bbb6ae

Questions about #dfad5a

What color is #dfad5a?

#dfad5a is bright light amber. The closest named color is Brown Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(223, 173, 90), in HSL hsl(37.44, 67.51%, 61.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.711% 0.11648 78.305).

What colors go well with #dfad5a?

The complementary color of #dfad5a is #88b8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f39f73 and #bdbc5f. The triadic partners are #41cdd2 and #d69ee7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfad5a?

Black text reads better on #dfad5a: 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 #dfad5a a warm or cool color?

#dfad5a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 78 degrees, its lightness 77.7% and its chroma 0.116.