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#ddad69 color: Necrophilic Brown

#ddad69 is rgb(221, 173, 105) in RGB and oklch(77.706% 0.10255 74.938) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35°
100%

77.7%
0.103
75°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.26:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #ddad69

#ddad69 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.7% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.26:1, 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: #ddad69 mixed with white

  1. ddad69
  2. e1b579
  3. e4be88
  4. e8c698
  5. ebcea7
  6. efd6b5
  7. f2dec4
  8. f5e6d3
  9. f9efe2
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #ddad69 mixed with black

  1. ddad69
  2. c0965a
  3. a47f4c
  4. 886a3e
  5. 6e5531
  6. 554124
  7. 3d2d18
  8. 261b0c
  9. 110b04
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ddad69 with less saturation

  1. ddad69
  2. d9ae72
  3. d6af7b
  4. d2b083
  5. ceb18b
  6. cab293
  7. c6b39a
  8. c2b4a1
  9. beb5a8
  10. bab6af

Questions about #ddad69

What color is #ddad69?

#ddad69 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown. In RGB it is rgb(221, 173, 105), in HSL hsl(35.17, 63.04%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.706% 0.10255 74.938).

What colors go well with #ddad69?

The complementary color of #ddad69 is #89baf7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eea17f and #c0ba6a. The triadic partners are #59cbcb and #cfa3e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddad69?

Black text reads better on #ddad69: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddad69 a warm or cool color?

#ddad69 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 77.7% and its chroma 0.103.