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#ddaa68 color: Sugar Honey Cashew

#ddaa68 is rgb(221, 170, 104) in RGB and oklch(77.111% 0.1028 72.448) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

77.1%
0.103
72°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #ddaa68

#ddaa68 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.1% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 72°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.09:1 contrast and black text 10.02:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sugar Honey Cashew (#ddaa66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ddaa68 mixed with white

  1. ddaa68
  2. e1b378
  3. e4bb88
  4. e8c497
  5. ebcca6
  6. efd5b5
  7. f2ddc4
  8. f6e6d2
  9. f9eee1
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #ddaa68 mixed with black

  1. ddaa68
  2. c09359
  3. a47d4b
  4. 88683e
  5. 6e5330
  6. 553f24
  7. 3d2d18
  8. 261b0c
  9. 110b04
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ddaa68 with less saturation

  1. ddaa68
  2. d9ab71
  3. d5ad7a
  4. d1ae82
  5. cdaf89
  6. c9b091
  7. c5b198
  8. c1b2a0
  9. bdb3a7
  10. b9b4ae

Questions about #ddaa68

What color is #ddaa68?

#ddaa68 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Sugar Honey Cashew. In RGB it is rgb(221, 170, 104), in HSL hsl(33.85, 63.24%, 63.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.111% 0.1028 72.448).

What colors go well with #ddaa68?

The complementary color of #ddaa68 is #84b9f5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ec9f80 and #c1b767. The triadic partners are #58c9c6 and #cba1e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddaa68?

Black text reads better on #ddaa68: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and black gives 10.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddaa68 a warm or cool color?

#ddaa68 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 72 degrees, its lightness 77.1% and its chroma 0.103.