#DD9955#DD9955

#DD9955 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.118 H 64.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD9955
RGB	rgb(221, 153, 85)
HSL	hsl(30, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(30, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 61.5%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.62, 18.67, 45.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.62, 49.05, 67.63°)
OKLab	oklab(73.63% 0.0512 0.1058)
OKLCH	oklch(73.63% 0.118 64.2)
XYZ	xyz(42.8525, 38.8140, 13.8275)
Luminance	0.3881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD9955 #5599DD

analogous

#DD5555 #DD9955 #DDDD55

triadic

#DD9955 #55DD99 #9955DD

tetradic

#DD9955 #55DD55 #5599DD #DD55DD

square

#DD9955 #55DD55 #5599DD #DD55DD

split-complementary

#DD9955 #55DDDD #5555DD

monochromatic

#995C1F #CC7A29 #DD9955 #E7B888 #F1D6BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.40

#DD9955 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.76

#DD9955 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DD9955

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD9955	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD9955	1.00	2.40	8.76	8.76
#FFFFFF	2.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AF9E4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BFAE56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EF8A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd9955;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 153, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.118 64.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ecb787',
    500: '#dd9955',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd9955;
$custom-light: #ecb787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd9955",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73635,
    "c": 0.11752,
    "h": 64.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD9955

secondary

#ADC7E1

accent

#94EA3E

background

#FFFBF8

surface

#FEF6F0

border

#D6D0CB

text

#17110B

muted

#85807C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD9955

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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