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#e8a665 color: Apricot Sorbet

#e8a665 is rgb(232, 166, 101) in RGB and oklch(77.487% 0.11309 64.382) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

77.5%
0.113
64°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #e8a665

#e8a665 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.5% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.07:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Sorbet (#e8a760). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #e8a665 mixed with white

  1. e8a665
  2. ebaf76
  3. eeb886
  4. f0c195
  5. f3caa4
  6. f5d3b4
  7. f7dcc3
  8. f9e5d2
  9. fbede1
  10. fdf6f0

Darker: #e8a665 mixed with black

  1. e8a665
  2. ca9057
  3. ac7a49
  4. 90653c
  5. 74512f
  6. 593e22
  7. 402b17
  8. 291a0c
  9. 130a03
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e8a665 with less saturation

  1. e8a665
  2. e3a86f
  3. dfaa78
  4. daac80
  5. d5ad89
  6. d0af90
  7. cbb098
  8. c6b2a0
  9. c0b3a7
  10. bbb4ae

Questions about #e8a665

What color is #e8a665?

#e8a665 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Apricot Sorbet. In RGB it is rgb(232, 166, 101), in HSL hsl(29.77, 74.01%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.487% 0.11309 64.382).

What colors go well with #e8a665?

The complementary color of #e8a665 is #74bdf9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f59b85 and #cdb55b. The triadic partners are #4ecdbe and #c6a3f0.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8a665?

Black text reads better on #e8a665: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8a665 a warm or cool color?

#e8a665 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 77.5% and its chroma 0.113.