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#eaaa2c color: Apricot Glazed Chicken

#eaaa2c is rgb(234, 170, 44) in RGB and oklch(77.914% 0.14994 78.913) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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77.9%
0.150
79°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.04:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #eaaa2c

#eaaa2c is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.9% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 79°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.04:1 contrast and black text 10.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Glazed Chicken (#eeaa22). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #eaaa2c mixed with white

  1. eaaa2c
  2. edb34d
  3. efbc65
  4. f1c47b
  5. f4cd8f
  6. f6d6a3
  7. f8deb6
  8. fae6c8
  9. fcefdb
  10. fdf7ed

Darker: #eaaa2c mixed with black

  1. eaaa2c
  2. cb9325
  3. ae7d1e
  4. 916817
  5. 755311
  6. 5a3f0a
  7. 412d05
  8. 291b02
  9. 130b01
  10. 030100

Calmer: #eaaa2c with less saturation

  1. eaaa2c
  2. e5ac45
  3. e0ae57
  4. dbaf66
  5. d6b174
  6. d1b280
  7. ccb38c
  8. c7b497
  9. c2b5a2
  10. bcb6ad

Questions about #eaaa2c

What color is #eaaa2c?

#eaaa2c is bright light amber. The closest named color is Apricot Glazed Chicken. In RGB it is rgb(234, 170, 44), in HSL hsl(39.79, 81.9%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.914% 0.14994 78.913).

What colors go well with #eaaa2c?

The complementary color of #eaaa2c is #81b8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff975a and #bfbe38. The triadic partners are #00d3db and #e096f4.

Is white or black text more readable on #eaaa2c?

Black text reads better on #eaaa2c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and black gives 10.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #eaaa2c a warm or cool color?

#eaaa2c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 79 degrees, its lightness 77.9% and its chroma 0.15.