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#f0aa65 color: Lion of Menecrates

#f0aa65 is rgb(240, 170, 101) in RGB and oklch(79.104% 0.11897 64.216) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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30°
100%

79.1%
0.119
64°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #f0aa65

#f0aa65 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.64:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lion of Menecrates (#eeaa66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f0aa65 mixed with white

  1. f0aa65
  2. f2b376
  3. f4bb86
  4. f6c496
  5. f8cda5
  6. f9d5b4
  7. fbdec3
  8. fce6d2
  9. fdeee1
  10. fef7f0

Darker: #f0aa65 mixed with black

  1. f0aa65
  2. d19357
  3. b27d49
  4. 95683c
  5. 78532f
  6. 5d3f22
  7. 432d17
  8. 2a1b0c
  9. 140b03
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f0aa65 with less saturation

  1. f0aa65
  2. ebac6f
  3. e6ae79
  4. e1b082
  5. dcb28b
  6. d7b393
  7. d1b59c
  8. ccb7a4
  9. c6b8ab
  10. c0b9b3

Questions about #f0aa65

What color is #f0aa65?

#f0aa65 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Lion of Menecrates. In RGB it is rgb(240, 170, 101), in HSL hsl(29.78, 82.25%, 66.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.104% 0.11897 64.216).

What colors go well with #f0aa65?

The complementary color of #f0aa65 is #74c3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fd9e87 and #d4ba5a. The triadic partners are #4bd4c4 and #cca7f9.

Is white or black text more readable on #f0aa65?

Black text reads better on #f0aa65: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f0aa65 a warm or cool color?

#f0aa65 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.119.