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#dead5f color: Brown Mustard

#dead5f is rgb(222, 173, 95) in RGB and oklch(77.67% 0.1118 77.509) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

77.7%
0.112
78°
  • 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
10.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #dead5f

#dead5f is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 78°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.25:1, 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: #dead5f mixed with white

  1. dead5f
  2. e2b571
  3. e5be82
  4. e9c692
  5. eccea2
  6. efd6b1
  7. f2dec1
  8. f6e7d1
  9. f9efe0
  10. fcf7f0

Darker: #dead5f mixed with black

  1. dead5f
  2. c19652
  3. a57f44
  4. 896a38
  5. 6f552c
  6. 554120
  7. 3d2d15
  8. 261b0a
  9. 120b03
  10. 020100

Calmer: #dead5f with less saturation

  1. dead5f
  2. daae6a
  3. d6af74
  4. d2b07d
  5. cfb186
  6. cbb28f
  7. c7b397
  8. c3b49f
  9. beb5a7
  10. bab6af

Questions about #dead5f

What color is #dead5f?

#dead5f is soft light amber. The closest named color is Brown Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(222, 173, 95), in HSL hsl(36.85, 65.8%, 62.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.67% 0.1118 77.509).

What colors go well with #dead5f?

The complementary color of #dead5f is #88b8fd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f1a077 and #bebc63. The triadic partners are #4acccf and #d4a0e5.

Is white or black text more readable on #dead5f?

Black text reads better on #dead5f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dead5f a warm or cool color?

#dead5f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 78 degrees, its lightness 77.7% and its chroma 0.112.