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#dd8a52 color: Apricot Tan

#dd8a52 is rgb(221, 138, 82) in RGB and oklch(70.891% 0.12431 53.344) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

70.9%
0.124
53°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • 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 #dd8a52

#dd8a52 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 53°.

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: #dd8a52 mixed with white

  1. dd8a52
  2. e19665
  3. e6a276
  4. e9ae88
  5. edb999
  6. f1c5aa
  7. f4d0bb
  8. f7dccc
  9. fae8dd
  10. fdf3ee

Darker: #dd8a52 mixed with black

  1. dd8a52
  2. c07746
  3. a4653b
  4. 88532f
  5. 6e4225
  6. 55321a
  7. 3d2211
  8. 261408
  9. 110702
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dd8a52 with less saturation

  1. dd8a52
  2. d88d5c
  3. d29065
  4. cc926d
  5. c79575
  6. c1977d
  7. bb9985
  8. b59b8c
  9. ae9d93
  10. a89f9a

Questions about #dd8a52

What color is #dd8a52?

#dd8a52 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Apricot Tan. In RGB it is rgb(221, 138, 82), in HSL hsl(24.17, 67.15%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.891% 0.12431 53.344).

What colors go well with #dd8a52?

The complementary color of #dd8a52 is #3fade2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e4807c and #c69937. The triadic partners are #2fba9a and #a591e7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dd8a52?

Black text reads better on #dd8a52: 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 #dd8a52 a warm or cool color?

#dd8a52 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 53 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.124.