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#fdd296 color: Whipped Apricot

#fdd296 is rgb(253, 210, 150) in RGB and oklch(88.718% 0.09038 75.411) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35°
100%

88.7%
0.090
75°
  • 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
14.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 84

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About #fdd296

#fdd296 is a pastel very light amber color. In OKLCH it has 88.7% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.42:1 contrast and black text 14.84:1, 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: #fdd296 mixed with white

  1. fdd296
  2. fdd7a1
  3. fedbac
  4. fee0b7
  5. fee4c1
  6. ffe9cc
  7. ffedd6
  8. fff2e0
  9. fff6eb
  10. fffbf5

Darker: #fdd296 mixed with black

  1. fdd296
  2. dcb682
  3. bc9b6e
  4. 9d815b
  5. 7f6849
  6. 625037
  7. 473926
  8. 2d2416
  9. 161008
  10. 030201

Calmer: #fdd296 with less saturation

  1. fdd296
  2. fad39d
  3. f6d4a5
  4. f3d5ac
  5. efd6b3
  6. ecd6b9
  7. e8d7c0
  8. e5d8c7
  9. e1d8cd
  10. ddd9d3

Questions about #fdd296

What color is #fdd296?

#fdd296 is pastel very light amber. The closest named color is Whipped Apricot. In RGB it is rgb(253, 210, 150), in HSL hsl(34.95, 96.26%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(88.718% 0.09038 75.411).

What colors go well with #fdd296?

The complementary color of #fdd296 is #b8ddff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffc8a9 and #e2de97. The triadic partners are #8eeded and #f1c8ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fdd296?

Black text reads better on #fdd296: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and black gives 14.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fdd296 a warm or cool color?

#fdd296 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 88.7% and its chroma 0.09.