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#dfae66 color: Necrophilic Brown

#dfae66 is rgb(223, 174, 102) in RGB and oklch(78.062% 0.10662 75.731) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

78.1%
0.107
76°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #dfae66

#dfae66 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 78.1% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 76°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.02:1 contrast and black text 10.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown (#dead69). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dfae66 mixed with white

  1. dfae66
  2. e2b677
  3. e6be86
  4. e9c796
  5. edcfa5
  6. f0d7b4
  7. f3dfc3
  8. f6e7d2
  9. f9efe1
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #dfae66 mixed with black

  1. dfae66
  2. c29758
  3. a5804a
  4. 8a6a3c
  5. 6f552f
  6. 564123
  7. 3d2e17
  8. 271c0c
  9. 120b04
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dfae66 with less saturation

  1. dfae66
  2. dbaf70
  3. d7b079
  4. d4b182
  5. d0b38a
  6. ccb392
  7. c8b49a
  8. c4b5a1
  9. c0b6a9
  10. bcb7b0

Questions about #dfae66

What color is #dfae66?

#dfae66 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown. In RGB it is rgb(223, 174, 102), in HSL hsl(35.7, 65.41%, 63.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.062% 0.10662 75.731).

What colors go well with #dfae66?

The complementary color of #dfae66 is #8abafb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f1a27d and #c1bc68. The triadic partners are #54cdcd and #d2a3e6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfae66?

Black text reads better on #dfae66: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and black gives 10.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dfae66 a warm or cool color?

#dfae66 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 76 degrees, its lightness 78.1% and its chroma 0.107.