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#d78950 color: Amber Wave

#d78950 is rgb(215, 137, 80) in RGB and oklch(69.956% 0.12017 55.422) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

70%
0.120
55°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.77:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #d78950

#d78950 is a soft orange color. In OKLCH it has 70% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.77:1 contrast and black text 7.58:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Amber Wave (#d78b55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #d78950 mixed with white

  1. d78950
  2. dc9563
  3. e1a175
  4. e5ad86
  5. e9b897
  6. edc4a9
  7. f1d0ba
  8. f5dccb
  9. f9e7dc
  10. fcf3ee

Darker: #d78950 mixed with black

  1. d78950
  2. bb7644
  3. 9f6439
  4. 85532e
  5. 6b4224
  6. 52311a
  7. 3b2210
  8. 251407
  9. 110702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #d78950 with less saturation

  1. d78950
  2. d28c5a
  3. cd8e63
  4. c7916b
  5. c29373
  6. bc957b
  7. b79782
  8. b19989
  9. ab9b90
  10. a49c97

Questions about #d78950

What color is #d78950?

#d78950 is soft orange. The closest named color is Amber Wave. In RGB it is rgb(215, 137, 80), in HSL hsl(25.33, 62.79%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.956% 0.12017 55.422).

What colors go well with #d78950?

The complementary color of #d78950 is #45a9de. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #df7f77 and #c09839. The triadic partners are #2eb69b and #a48ee1.

Is white or black text more readable on #d78950?

Black text reads better on #d78950: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and black gives 7.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #d78950 a warm or cool color?

#d78950 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 70% and its chroma 0.12.