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#fdd196 color: Whipped Apricot

#fdd196 is rgb(253, 209, 150) in RGB and oklch(88.527% 0.09005 74.357) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

88.5%
0.090
74°
  • Amber
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-200
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc -23
Black text
14.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 83

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About #fdd196

#fdd196 is a pastel very light amber color. In OKLCH it has 88.5% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 74°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.42:1 contrast and black text 14.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Whipped Apricot (#ffd299). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-200.

More amber colors

Lighter: #fdd196 mixed with white

  1. fdd196
  2. fdd6a1
  3. fedaac
  4. fedfb7
  5. fee4c1
  6. ffe8cc
  7. ffedd6
  8. fff1e0
  9. fff6eb
  10. fffbf5

Darker: #fdd196 mixed with black

  1. fdd196
  2. dcb582
  3. bc9b6e
  4. 9d815b
  5. 7f6849
  6. 625037
  7. 473926
  8. 2d2316
  9. 161008
  10. 030201

Calmer: #fdd196 with less saturation

  1. fdd196
  2. fad29d
  3. f6d3a5
  4. f3d4ac
  5. efd5b2
  6. ebd6b9
  7. e8d6c0
  8. e4d7c6
  9. e0d8cc
  10. ddd8d3

Questions about #fdd196

What color is #fdd196?

#fdd196 is pastel very light amber. The closest named color is Whipped Apricot. In RGB it is rgb(253, 209, 150), in HSL hsl(34.37, 96.26%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(88.527% 0.09005 74.357).

What colors go well with #fdd196?

The complementary color of #fdd196 is #b6ddff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffc7a9 and #e2dd97. The triadic partners are #8eeceb and #efc8ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fdd196?

Black text reads better on #fdd196: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and black gives 14.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fdd196 a warm or cool color?

#fdd196 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 74 degrees, its lightness 88.5% and its chroma 0.09.