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#d49976 color: Sweet Cardamom

#d49976 is rgb(212, 153, 118) in RGB and oklch(73.156% 0.08583 51.631) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

73.2%
0.086
52°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • taupe-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #d49976

#d49976 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.44:1 contrast and black text 8.62:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sweet Cardamom (#d59875). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #d49976 mixed with white

  1. d49976
  2. d9a384
  3. ddad91
  4. e2b79f
  5. e7c1ac
  6. ebccba
  7. efd6c7
  8. f3e0d5
  9. f7eae3
  10. fbf5f1

Darker: #d49976 mixed with black

  1. d49976
  2. b88466
  3. 9d7056
  4. 835d47
  5. 694a38
  6. 513829
  7. 3a271c
  8. 24170f
  9. 100805
  10. 020101

Calmer: #d49976 with less saturation

  1. d49976
  2. d09b7b
  3. cc9c81
  4. c89e86
  5. c3a08b
  6. bfa190
  7. bba395
  8. b6a49a
  9. b2a59f
  10. ada7a3

Questions about #d49976

What color is #d49976?

#d49976 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Sweet Cardamom. In RGB it is rgb(212, 153, 118), in HSL hsl(22.34, 52.22%, 64.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.156% 0.08583 51.631).

What colors go well with #d49976?

The complementary color of #d49976 is #6eb2d5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d99390 and #c4a368. The triadic partners are #6cbaa2 and #a99fda.

Is white or black text more readable on #d49976?

Black text reads better on #d49976: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d49976 a warm or cool color?

#d49976 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.086.