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#fdd299 color: Whipped Apricot

#fdd299 is rgb(253, 210, 153) in RGB and oklch(88.772% 0.08746 74.122) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

88.8%
0.087
74°
  • Amber
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-200
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc -23
Black text
14.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 84

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About #fdd299

#fdd299 is a pastel very light amber color. In OKLCH it has 88.8% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 74°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.41:1 contrast and black text 14.86:1, 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: #fdd299 mixed with white

  1. fdd299
  2. fdd7a4
  3. fedbae
  4. fee0b8
  5. fee4c3
  6. ffe9cd
  7. ffedd7
  8. fff2e1
  9. fff6eb
  10. fffbf5

Darker: #fdd299 mixed with black

  1. fdd299
  2. dcb684
  3. bc9b70
  4. 9d815d
  5. 7f684a
  6. 625038
  7. 473927
  8. 2d2417
  9. 161008
  10. 030201

Calmer: #fdd299 with less saturation

  1. fdd299
  2. fad3a0
  3. f6d4a7
  4. f3d5ae
  5. efd6b4
  6. ecd6bb
  7. e8d7c1
  8. e5d8c7
  9. e1d9ce
  10. ddd9d4

Questions about #fdd299

What color is #fdd299?

#fdd299 is pastel very light amber. The closest named color is Whipped Apricot. In RGB it is rgb(253, 210, 153), in HSL hsl(34.2, 96.15%, 79.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(88.772% 0.08746 74.122).

What colors go well with #fdd299?

The complementary color of #fdd299 is #b7ddff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffc8ab and #e3de99. The triadic partners are #91edeb and #efc9ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #fdd299?

Black text reads better on #fdd299: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and black gives 14.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #fdd299 a warm or cool color?

#fdd299 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 74 degrees, its lightness 88.8% and its chroma 0.087.