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#ddab5e color: Brown Mustard

#ddab5e is rgb(221, 171, 94) in RGB and oklch(77.165% 0.11154 76.626) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

77.2%
0.112
77°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #ddab5e

#ddab5e is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 77°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.09:1 contrast and black text 10.06:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Mustard (#dfac59). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ddab5e mixed with white

  1. ddab5e
  2. e1b470
  3. e4bc81
  4. e8c491
  5. ebcda1
  6. efd5b1
  7. f2dec1
  8. f5e6d0
  9. f9eee0
  10. fcf7ef

Darker: #ddab5e mixed with black

  1. ddab5e
  2. c09451
  3. a47e44
  4. 886837
  5. 6e542b
  6. 55401f
  7. 3d2d14
  8. 261b0a
  9. 110b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ddab5e with less saturation

  1. ddab5e
  2. d9ac69
  3. d5ad73
  4. d1af7c
  5. cdb085
  6. c9b18d
  7. c5b296
  8. c1b29e
  9. bdb3a5
  10. b9b4ad

Questions about #ddab5e

What color is #ddab5e?

#ddab5e is soft light amber. The closest named color is Brown Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(221, 171, 94), in HSL hsl(36.38, 65.13%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.165% 0.11154 76.626).

What colors go well with #ddab5e?

The complementary color of #ddab5e is #86b7fb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f09e76 and #bdba61. The triadic partners are #48cbcd and #d19ee4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddab5e?

Black text reads better on #ddab5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and black gives 10.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddab5e a warm or cool color?

#ddab5e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 77 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.112.