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#ddae65 color: Necrophilic Brown

#ddae65 is rgb(221, 174, 101) in RGB and oklch(77.843% 0.10636 77.176) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

77.8%
0.106
77°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.04:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #ddae65

#ddae65 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.8% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 77°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.04:1 contrast and black text 10.32:1, 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: #ddae65 mixed with white

  1. ddae65
  2. e1b676
  3. e4be86
  4. e8c695
  5. ebcfa5
  6. efd7b4
  7. f2dfc3
  8. f5e7d2
  9. f9efe1
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #ddae65 mixed with black

  1. ddae65
  2. c09757
  3. a48049
  4. 886a3c
  5. 6e552f
  6. 554122
  7. 3d2e17
  8. 261c0c
  9. 110b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #ddae65 with less saturation

  1. ddae65
  2. d9af6f
  3. d6b078
  4. d2b181
  5. ceb289
  6. cab391
  7. c6b499
  8. c3b5a1
  9. bfb5a8
  10. bbb6af

Questions about #ddae65

What color is #ddae65?

#ddae65 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Necrophilic Brown. In RGB it is rgb(221, 174, 101), in HSL hsl(36.5, 63.83%, 63.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.843% 0.10636 77.176).

What colors go well with #ddae65?

The complementary color of #ddae65 is #8bb9fb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #efa27b and #bebc68. The triadic partners are #54ccce and #d3a1e4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddae65?

Black text reads better on #ddae65: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and black gives 10.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddae65 a warm or cool color?

#ddae65 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 77 degrees, its lightness 77.8% and its chroma 0.106.