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#cd9b60 color: Butternut Tree

#cd9b60 is rgb(205, 155, 96) in RGB and oklch(72.401% 0.0968 69.893) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

72.4%
0.097
70°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #cd9b60

#cd9b60 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 72.4% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 70°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.45:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Butternut Tree (#cf9a5d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #cd9b60 mixed with white

  1. cd9b60
  2. d2a571
  3. d8af81
  4. ddb991
  5. e2c3a0
  6. e7cdb0
  7. ecd7c0
  8. f1e1cf
  9. f6ebdf
  10. faf5ef

Darker: #cd9b60 mixed with black

  1. cd9b60
  2. b28652
  3. 987245
  4. 7e5e38
  5. 664b2c
  6. 4e3920
  7. 382815
  8. 23180a
  9. 0f0903
  10. 020100

Calmer: #cd9b60 with less saturation

  1. cd9b60
  2. c99c68
  3. c69e70
  4. c29f77
  5. bea07e
  6. baa185
  7. b6a28c
  8. b2a393
  9. aea499
  10. aaa59f

Questions about #cd9b60

What color is #cd9b60?

#cd9b60 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Butternut Tree. In RGB it is rgb(205, 155, 96), in HSL hsl(32.48, 52.15%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.401% 0.0968 69.893).

What colors go well with #cd9b60?

The complementary color of #cd9b60 is #76abe1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #da9177 and #b4a75d. The triadic partners are #51b9b3 and #b895d4.

Is white or black text more readable on #cd9b60?

Black text reads better on #cd9b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cd9b60 a warm or cool color?

#cd9b60 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 70 degrees, its lightness 72.4% and its chroma 0.097.