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#cd8056 color: Apricot Brown

#cd8056 is rgb(205, 128, 86) in RGB and oklch(67.218% 0.11132 48.713) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

67.2%
0.111
49°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • amber-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #cd8056

#cd8056 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 67.2% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.08:1 contrast and black text 6.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Brown (#cc7e5b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #cd8056 mixed with white

  1. cd8056
  2. d38d67
  3. d99978
  4. dea689
  5. e3b399
  6. e9bfaa
  7. edccbb
  8. f2d9cc
  9. f7e5dd
  10. fbf2ee

Darker: #cd8056 mixed with black

  1. cd8056
  2. b26e4a
  3. 985d3e
  4. 7e4d32
  5. 663d27
  6. 4e2e1c
  7. 381f12
  8. 231208
  9. 0f0602
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cd8056 with less saturation

  1. cd8056
  2. c8835d
  3. c38564
  4. be886b
  5. b88a72
  6. b38c78
  7. ae8e7e
  8. a89084
  9. a2928a
  10. 9c9490

Questions about #cd8056

What color is #cd8056?

#cd8056 is soft orange. The closest named color is Apricot Brown. In RGB it is rgb(205, 128, 86), in HSL hsl(21.18, 54.34%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.218% 0.11132 48.713).

What colors go well with #cd8056?

The complementary color of #cd8056 is #3ba3cc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d1787b and #bb8d3d. The triadic partners are #40ac8a and #938ad6.

Is white or black text more readable on #cd8056?

Black text reads better on #cd8056: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and black gives 6.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cd8056 a warm or cool color?

#cd8056 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 67.2% and its chroma 0.111.