#DD8B3B#DD8B3B
#DD8B3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.136 H 61.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD8B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 139, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 70%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.1%, 73.3%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.09, 24.69, 53.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.09, 59.28, 65.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.81% 0.0653 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.81% 0.136 61.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8440, 34.1571, 8.6314) |
| Luminance | 0.3415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 1.79
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 3.42
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.14
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.81
Tangerine
#F28500
ΔE00 5.32
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD8B3B #3B8DDD
analogous
#DD3B3C #DD8B3B #DDDC3B
triadic
#DD8B3B #3BDD8B #8B3BDD
tetradic
#DD8B3B #3CDD3B #3B8DDD #DC3BDD
square
#DD8B3B #3CDD3B #3B8DDD #DC3BDD
split-complementary
#DD8B3B #3BDDDC #3B3CDD
monochromatic
#864E17 #BA6C20 #DD8B3B #E6AA6F #EFC9A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#DD8B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#DD8B3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD8B3B
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD8B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD8B3B | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49331
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A53C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1797A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd8b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 139, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.136 61.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edad75',
500: '#dd8b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd8b3b; $custom-light: #edad75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd8b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 139,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.63,
"s": 70.435,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70814,
"c": 0.13649,
"h": 61.4
},
"luminance": 0.34153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD8B3B
secondary
#98BADC
accent
#95ED3B
background
#FFFAF7
surface
#FFF4ED
border
#D7CEC8
text
#171009
muted
#857F7B