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#dd8a51 color: Apricot Tan

#dd8a51 is rgb(221, 138, 81) in RGB and oklch(70.878% 0.12487 53.735) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

70.9%
0.125
54°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • amber-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.68:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #dd8a51

#dd8a51 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.68:1 contrast and black text 7.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Tan (#da8c53). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #dd8a51 mixed with white

  1. dd8a51
  2. e19664
  3. e6a276
  4. e9ae87
  5. edb998
  6. f1c5a9
  7. f4d0ba
  8. f7dccb
  9. fae8dd
  10. fdf3ee

Darker: #dd8a51 mixed with black

  1. dd8a51
  2. c07745
  3. a4653a
  4. 88532f
  5. 6e4224
  6. 55321a
  7. 3d2210
  8. 261407
  9. 110702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dd8a51 with less saturation

  1. dd8a51
  2. d88d5b
  3. d29064
  4. cc926d
  5. c79575
  6. c1977d
  7. bb9984
  8. b59b8c
  9. ae9d93
  10. a89f9a

Questions about #dd8a51

What color is #dd8a51?

#dd8a51 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Apricot Tan. In RGB it is rgb(221, 138, 81), in HSL hsl(24.43, 67.31%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.878% 0.12487 53.735).

What colors go well with #dd8a51?

The complementary color of #dd8a51 is #3fade3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e5807b and #c69a36. The triadic partners are #2dba9b and #a591e7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dd8a51?

Black text reads better on #dd8a51: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and black gives 7.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dd8a51 a warm or cool color?

#dd8a51 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.125.