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#ddb642 color: Woven Gold

#ddb642 is rgb(221, 182, 66) in RGB and oklch(79.041% 0.13763 89.922) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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45°
100%

79%
0.138
90°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #ddb642

#ddb642 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 79% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 90°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.84:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Woven Gold (#dcb639). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ddb642 mixed with white

  1. ddb642
  2. e0be5b
  3. e4c570
  4. e7cc84
  5. ebd497
  6. eedba9
  7. f2e2ba
  8. f5eacc
  9. f8f1dd
  10. fcf8ee

Darker: #ddb642 mixed with black

  1. ddb642
  2. c09e38
  3. a4862f
  4. 886f25
  5. 6e591c
  6. 554414
  7. 3d300b
  8. 261d05
  9. 110c01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #ddb642 with less saturation

  1. ddb642
  2. dab754
  3. d6b863
  4. d3b870
  5. cfb97c
  6. ccb988
  7. c8ba93
  8. c5ba9d
  9. c1baa7
  10. bebab1

Questions about #ddb642

What color is #ddb642?

#ddb642 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Woven Gold. In RGB it is rgb(221, 182, 66), in HSL hsl(44.9, 69.51%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.041% 0.13763 89.922).

What colors go well with #ddb642?

The complementary color of #ddb642 is #9bb6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fba458 and #b0c75b. The triadic partners are #00d2eb and #ec99e5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddb642?

Black text reads better on #ddb642: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddb642 a warm or cool color?

#ddb642 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 90 degrees, its lightness 79% and its chroma 0.138.