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#dfae5d color: Brown Mustard

#dfae5d is rgb(223, 174, 93) in RGB and oklch(77.942% 0.11431 78.352) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

77.9%
0.114
78°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.03:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #dfae5d

#dfae5d is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.9% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 78°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.03:1 contrast and black text 10.35:1, 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: #dfae5d mixed with white

  1. dfae5d
  2. e2b66f
  3. e6be80
  4. e9c791
  5. eccfa1
  6. f0d7b1
  7. f3dfc1
  8. f6e7d0
  9. f9efe0
  10. fcf7ef

Darker: #dfae5d mixed with black

  1. dfae5d
  2. c29750
  3. a58043
  4. 8a6a37
  5. 6f552a
  6. 56411f
  7. 3d2e14
  8. 271c0a
  9. 120b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dfae5d with less saturation

  1. dfae5d
  2. dbaf68
  3. d7b073
  4. d3b17c
  5. cfb286
  6. ccb38e
  7. c7b497
  8. c3b59f
  9. bfb6a7
  10. bbb6af

Questions about #dfae5d

What color is #dfae5d?

#dfae5d is bright light amber. The closest named color is Brown Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(223, 174, 93), in HSL hsl(37.38, 67.01%, 61.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.942% 0.11431 78.352).

What colors go well with #dfae5d?

The complementary color of #dfae5d is #89b9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f3a075 and #bebd62. The triadic partners are #46cdd2 and #d6a0e6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfae5d?

Black text reads better on #dfae5d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and black gives 10.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dfae5d a warm or cool color?

#dfae5d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 78 degrees, its lightness 77.9% and its chroma 0.114.