#DD997D#DD997D

#DD997D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.091 H 43.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD997D
RGB	rgb(221, 153, 125)
HSL	hsl(18, 59%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(18, 43%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 43.4%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.21, 22.16, 24.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.21, 33.38, 48.41°)
OKLab	oklab(74.29% 0.0664 0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(74.29% 0.091 43.2)
XYZ	xyz(44.9137, 39.6385, 24.6835)
Luminance	0.3963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD997D #7DC1DD

analogous

#DD7D91 #DD997D #DDC97D

triadic

#DD997D #7DDD99 #997DDD

tetradic

#DD997D #91DD7D #7DC1DD #C97DDD

square

#DD997D #91DD7D #7DC1DD #C97DDD

split-complementary

#DD997D #7DDDC9 #7D91DD

monochromatic

#B1552E #D0734C #DD997D #EABFAE #F6E5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#DD997D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.93

#DD997D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DD997D

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD997D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD997D	1.00	2.35	8.93	8.93
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAA07B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BAAF7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ED8E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd997d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 153, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.091 43.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eab7a3',
    500: '#dd997d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd997d;
$custom-light: #eab7a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd997d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.5,
    "s": 58.537,
    "l": 67.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7429,
    "c": 0.0911,
    "h": 43.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD997D

secondary

#CCE1EA

accent

#96C61F

background

#FEFBFA

surface

#FDF6F3

border

#D5D0CD

text

#16110F

muted

#84807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD997D

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

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