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#ddac5e color: Brown Mustard

#ddac5e is rgb(221, 172, 94) in RGB and oklch(77.359% 0.11181 77.483) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

77.4%
0.112
77°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #ddac5e

#ddac5e is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.4% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 77°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.07:1 contrast and black text 10.14:1, 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: #ddac5e mixed with white

  1. ddac5e
  2. e1b470
  3. e4bd81
  4. e8c591
  5. ebcda1
  6. efd6b1
  7. f2dec1
  8. f5e6d0
  9. f9efe0
  10. fcf7ef

Darker: #ddac5e mixed with black

  1. ddac5e
  2. c09551
  3. a47f44
  4. 886937
  5. 6e542b
  6. 55401f
  7. 3d2d14
  8. 261b0a
  9. 110b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ddac5e with less saturation

  1. ddac5e
  2. d9ad69
  3. d5ae73
  4. d1af7c
  5. ceb085
  6. cab18e
  7. c6b296
  8. c2b39e
  9. bdb4a6
  10. b9b5ae

Questions about #ddac5e

What color is #ddac5e?

#ddac5e is soft light amber. The closest named color is Brown Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(221, 172, 94), in HSL hsl(36.85, 65.13%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.359% 0.11181 77.483).

What colors go well with #ddac5e?

The complementary color of #ddac5e is #87b7fc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f09f76 and #bdbb62. The triadic partners are #49cbce and #d39fe4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddac5e?

Black text reads better on #ddac5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and black gives 10.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddac5e a warm or cool color?

#ddac5e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 77 degrees, its lightness 77.4% and its chroma 0.112.