Skip to the color picker

#d6966e color: Sweet Cardamom

#d6966e is rgb(214, 150, 110) in RGB and oklch(72.67% 0.09451 52.708) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

23°
100%

72.7%
0.095
53°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • taupe-400
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #d6966e

#d6966e is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 72.7% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 53°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.45:1, 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: #d6966e mixed with white

  1. d6966e
  2. dba07d
  3. dfab8b
  4. e4b599
  5. e8c0a8
  6. eccab6
  7. f0d5c4
  8. f4dfd3
  9. f8eae2
  10. fbf4f0

Darker: #d6966e mixed with black

  1. d6966e
  2. ba825f
  3. 9e6e50
  4. 845b41
  5. 6a4933
  6. 523726
  7. 3b2619
  8. 25160e
  9. 100804
  10. 020101

Calmer: #d6966e with less saturation

  1. d6966e
  2. d29874
  3. cd9a7a
  4. c99c80
  5. c49d86
  6. bf9f8c
  7. bba191
  8. b6a297
  9. b1a49c
  10. aca5a1

Questions about #d6966e

What color is #d6966e?

#d6966e is soft light orange. The closest named color is Sweet Cardamom. In RGB it is rgb(214, 150, 110), in HSL hsl(23.08, 55.91%, 63.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.67% 0.09451 52.708).

What colors go well with #d6966e?

The complementary color of #d6966e is #65b1d8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dc8f8b and #c4a15f. The triadic partners are #61baa1 and #a89cdd.

Is white or black text more readable on #d6966e?

Black text reads better on #d6966e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d6966e a warm or cool color?

#d6966e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 72.7% and its chroma 0.095.