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#dd9508 color: Beige Red

#dd9508 is rgb(221, 149, 8) in RGB and oklch(72.377% 0.15179 74.285) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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40°
100%

72.4%
0.152
74°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tangerine
  • yellow-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #dd9508

#dd9508 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 72.4% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 74°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.38:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Beige Red (#de9408). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #dd9508 mixed with white

  1. dd9508
  2. e1a03b
  3. e5ab57
  4. e9b66f
  5. ecc085
  6. f0cb9a
  7. f3d5af
  8. f6e0c3
  9. f9ead7
  10. fcf5eb

Darker: #dd9508 mixed with black

  1. dd9508
  2. c08106
  3. a46d04
  4. 885a03
  5. 6e4802
  6. 553701
  7. 3d2601
  8. 261600
  9. 110800
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dd9508 with less saturation

  1. dd9508
  2. d89730
  3. d39945
  4. cd9c55
  5. c89d63
  6. c29f70
  7. bda17b
  8. b7a287
  9. b1a391
  10. aca59c

Questions about #dd9508

What color is #dd9508?

#dd9508 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Beige Red. In RGB it is rgb(221, 149, 8), in HSL hsl(39.72, 93.01%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.377% 0.15179 74.285).

What colors go well with #dd9508?

The complementary color of #dd9508 is #5da8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f28350 and #b6a907. The triadic partners are #00c1c0 and #c886e7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dd9508?

Black text reads better on #dd9508: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dd9508 a warm or cool color?

#dd9508 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 74 degrees, its lightness 72.4% and its chroma 0.152.