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#ddac66 color: Necrophilic Brown

#ddac66 is rgb(221, 172, 102) in RGB and oklch(77.468% 0.10494 75.029) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35°
100%

77.5%
0.105
75°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #ddac66

#ddac66 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.5% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.07:1 contrast and black text 10.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown (#dead69). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ddac66 mixed with white

  1. ddac66
  2. e1b476
  3. e4bd86
  4. e8c596
  5. ebcda5
  6. efd6b4
  7. f2dec3
  8. f5e6d2
  9. f9eee1
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #ddac66 mixed with black

  1. ddac66
  2. c09558
  3. a47f4a
  4. 88693c
  5. 6e542f
  6. 554023
  7. 3d2d17
  8. 261b0c
  9. 110b04
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ddac66 with less saturation

  1. ddac66
  2. d9ad6f
  3. d5ae78
  4. d2b081
  5. ceb189
  6. cab291
  7. c6b299
  8. c2b3a0
  9. beb4a7
  10. bab5ae

Questions about #ddac66

What color is #ddac66?

#ddac66 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown. In RGB it is rgb(221, 172, 102), in HSL hsl(35.29, 63.64%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.468% 0.10494 75.029).

What colors go well with #ddac66?

The complementary color of #ddac66 is #88b9f8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eea07d and #bfba67. The triadic partners are #55cbca and #cfa1e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddac66?

Black text reads better on #ddac66: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and black gives 10.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddac66 a warm or cool color?

#ddac66 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 77.5% and its chroma 0.105.