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#cd8939 color: Brown Beige

#cd8939 is rgb(205, 137, 57) in RGB and oklch(68.497% 0.12541 66.98) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

68.5%
0.125
67°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.90:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #cd8939

#cd8939 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 67°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.9:1 contrast and black text 7.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Beige (#cc8833). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #cd8939 mixed with white

  1. cd8939
  2. d39551
  3. d8a166
  4. ddad7a
  5. e3b88d
  6. e8c4a0
  7. edd0b3
  8. f1dcc6
  9. f6e7d9
  10. fbf3ec

Darker: #cd8939 mixed with black

  1. cd8939
  2. b27630
  3. 986428
  4. 7e531f
  5. 664217
  6. 4e3110
  7. 382209
  8. 231404
  9. 0f0701
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cd8939 with less saturation

  1. cd8939
  2. c88b47
  3. c38d53
  4. bf8f5d
  5. ba9167
  6. b59370
  7. af9479
  8. aa9682
  9. a5978a
  10. 9f9892

Questions about #cd8939

What color is #cd8939?

#cd8939 is bright amber. The closest named color is Brown Beige. In RGB it is rgb(205, 137, 57), in HSL hsl(32.43, 59.68%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.497% 0.12541 66.98).

What colors go well with #cd8939?

The complementary color of #cd8939 is #52a0e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #db7c60 and #b0992d. The triadic partners are #00b2a7 and #ae84d6.

Is white or black text more readable on #cd8939?

Black text reads better on #cd8939: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and black gives 7.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cd8939 a warm or cool color?

#cd8939 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 67 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.125.