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#dd6940 color: Bonfire Night

#dd6940 is rgb(221, 105, 64) in RGB and oklch(65.305% 0.15578 39.554) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

65.3%
0.156
40°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • amber-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #dd6940

#dd6940 is a bright orange color. In OKLCH it has 65.3% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bonfire Night (#de6a41). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #dd6940 mixed with white

  1. dd6940
  2. e27955
  3. e78968
  4. ec987b
  5. f0a78e
  6. f3b6a1
  7. f7c4b3
  8. f9d3c6
  9. fce2d9
  10. fef0ec

Darker: #dd6940 mixed with black

  1. dd6940
  2. c05a36
  3. a44c2d
  4. 883e24
  5. 6e311b
  6. 552413
  7. 3d180b
  8. 260c05
  9. 110401
  10. 020000

Calmer: #dd6940 with less saturation

  1. dd6940
  2. d66e4a
  3. cf7354
  4. c8785c
  5. c17c64
  6. ba806c
  7. b28474
  8. aa877b
  9. a28a82
  10. 998d89

Questions about #dd6940

What color is #dd6940?

#dd6940 is bright orange. The closest named color is Bonfire Night. In RGB it is rgb(221, 105, 64), in HSL hsl(15.67, 69.78%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.305% 0.15578 39.554).

What colors go well with #dd6940?

The complementary color of #dd6940 is #00a2ca. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #dd617b and #cb7b00. The triadic partners are #00ac6d and #7e82ec.

Is white or black text more readable on #dd6940?

White text reads better on #dd6940: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dd6940 a warm or cool color?

#dd6940 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.156.