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#cd8165 color: Burning Sand

#cd8165 is rgb(205, 129, 101) in RGB and oklch(67.651% 0.10279 40.931) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

67.7%
0.103
41°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • amber-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #cd8165

#cd8165 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 67.7% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.03:1 contrast and black text 6.92:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Burning Sand (#d08363). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #cd8165 mixed with white

  1. cd8165
  2. d38e74
  3. d99a83
  4. dea792
  5. e3b3a1
  6. e8c0b1
  7. edccc0
  8. f2d9d0
  9. f7e5df
  10. fbf2ef

Darker: #cd8165 mixed with black

  1. cd8165
  2. b26f57
  3. 985e49
  4. 7e4e3c
  5. 663e2f
  6. 4e2e22
  7. 381f17
  8. 23120c
  9. 0f0603
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cd8165 with less saturation

  1. cd8165
  2. c8846b
  3. c38670
  4. be8975
  5. b98b7a
  6. b48d7f
  7. ae8f84
  8. a99189
  9. a3938e
  10. 9d9592

Questions about #cd8165

What color is #cd8165?

#cd8165 is soft orange. The closest named color is Burning Sand. In RGB it is rgb(205, 129, 101), in HSL hsl(16.15, 50.98%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.651% 0.10279 40.931).

What colors go well with #cd8165?

The complementary color of #cd8165 is #3ea5c4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ce7c88 and #bf8c4b. The triadic partners are #57ab82 and #8c90d5.

Is white or black text more readable on #cd8165?

Black text reads better on #cd8165: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and black gives 6.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cd8165 a warm or cool color?

#cd8165 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 67.7% and its chroma 0.103.