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#ddab63 color: Sugar Honey Cashew

#ddab63 is rgb(221, 171, 99) in RGB and oklch(77.232% 0.1073 75.102) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35°
100%

77.2%
0.107
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 #ddab63

#ddab63 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.107 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: #ddab63 mixed with white

  1. ddab63
  2. e1b374
  3. e4bc84
  4. e8c494
  5. ebcda3
  6. efd5b3
  7. f2dec2
  8. f5e6d1
  9. f9eee1
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #ddab63 mixed with black

  1. ddab63
  2. c09455
  3. a47e47
  4. 88683a
  5. 6e542e
  6. 554021
  7. 3d2d16
  8. 261b0b
  9. 110b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ddab63 with less saturation

  1. ddab63
  2. d9ac6d
  3. d5ad76
  4. d1af7f
  5. cdb087
  6. c9b18f
  7. c5b297
  8. c1b39f
  9. bdb3a6
  10. b9b4ae

Questions about #ddab63

What color is #ddab63?

#ddab63 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Sugar Honey Cashew. In RGB it is rgb(221, 171, 99), in HSL hsl(35.41, 64.21%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.232% 0.1073 75.102).

What colors go well with #ddab63?

The complementary color of #ddab63 is #86b8f9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ee9f7b and #bfb964. The triadic partners are #50caca and #cfa0e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddab63?

Black text reads better on #ddab63: 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 #ddab63 a warm or cool color?

#ddab63 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.107.