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#ddaa69 color: Sugar Honey Cashew

#ddaa69 is rgb(221, 170, 105) in RGB and oklch(77.125% 0.10193 72.074) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

77.1%
0.102
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
10.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #ddaa69

#ddaa69 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.1% lightness, 0.102 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 10.03:1, 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: #ddaa69 mixed with white

  1. ddaa69
  2. e1b379
  3. e4bb88
  4. e8c497
  5. ebcca6
  6. efd5b5
  7. f2ddc4
  8. f6e6d3
  9. f9eee1
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #ddaa69 mixed with black

  1. ddaa69
  2. c0935a
  3. a47d4c
  4. 88683e
  5. 6e5331
  6. 553f24
  7. 3d2d18
  8. 261b0c
  9. 110b04
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ddaa69 with less saturation

  1. ddaa69
  2. d9ab72
  3. d5ad7a
  4. d1ae82
  5. cdaf8a
  6. c9b091
  7. c5b199
  8. c1b2a0
  9. bdb3a7
  10. b9b4ae

Questions about #ddaa69

What color is #ddaa69?

#ddaa69 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Sugar Honey Cashew. In RGB it is rgb(221, 170, 105), in HSL hsl(33.62, 63.04%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.125% 0.10193 72.074).

What colors go well with #ddaa69?

The complementary color of #ddaa69 is #84b9f4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ec9f81 and #c1b768. The triadic partners are #59c9c5 and #cba2e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddaa69?

Black text reads better on #ddaa69: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and black gives 10.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddaa69 a warm or cool color?

#ddaa69 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 72 degrees, its lightness 77.1% and its chroma 0.102.