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#ddab62 color: Sugar Honey Cashew

#ddab62 is rgb(221, 171, 98) in RGB and oklch(77.218% 0.10816 75.42) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

77.2%
0.108
75°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #ddab62

#ddab62 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.08:1, 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: #ddab62 mixed with white

  1. ddab62
  2. e1b373
  3. e4bc83
  4. e8c493
  5. ebcda3
  6. efd5b2
  7. f2dec2
  8. f5e6d1
  9. f9eee0
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #ddab62 mixed with black

  1. ddab62
  2. c09454
  3. a47e47
  4. 88683a
  5. 6e542d
  6. 554021
  7. 3d2d16
  8. 261b0b
  9. 110b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ddab62 with less saturation

  1. ddab62
  2. d9ac6c
  3. d5ad75
  4. d1af7e
  5. cdb087
  6. c9b18f
  7. c5b297
  8. c1b29f
  9. bdb3a6
  10. b9b4ad

Questions about #ddab62

What color is #ddab62?

#ddab62 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Sugar Honey Cashew. In RGB it is rgb(221, 171, 98), in HSL hsl(35.61, 64.4%, 62.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.218% 0.10816 75.42).

What colors go well with #ddab62?

The complementary color of #ddab62 is #86b8f9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ef9f7a and #bfb964. The triadic partners are #4fcacb and #cfa0e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddab62?

Black text reads better on #ddab62: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddab62 a warm or cool color?

#ddab62 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.108.