#DD997F#DD997F

#DD997F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.090 H 41.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD997F
RGB	rgb(221, 153, 127)
HSL	hsl(17, 58%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(17, 43%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.8%, 42.5%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.25, 22.37, 23.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.25, 32.75, 46.92°)
OKLab	oklab(74.33% 0.0672 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(74.33% 0.09 41.8)
XYZ	xyz(45.0428, 39.6901, 25.3631)
Luminance	0.3969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD997F #7FC3DD

analogous

#DD7F94 #DD997F #DDC87F

triadic

#DD997F #7FDD99 #997FDD

tetradic

#DD997F #94DD7F #7FC3DD #C87FDD

square

#DD997F #94DD7F #7FC3DD #C87FDD

split-complementary

#DD997F #7FDDC8 #7F94DD

monochromatic

#B2542F #D0724F #DD997F #EAC0AF #F7E6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#DD997F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.94

#DD997F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DD997F

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD997F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD997F	1.00	2.35	8.94	8.94
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAA17D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BAAF7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ED8E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd997f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 153, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.090 41.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eab7a4',
    500: '#dd997f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd997f;
$custom-light: #eab7a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd997f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.596,
    "s": 58.025,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74331,
    "c": 0.09005,
    "h": 41.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.39687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD997F

secondary

#CEE2EA

accent

#98C620

background

#FEFBFA

surface

#FDF6F4

border

#D5D0CE

text

#16110F

muted

#84807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD997F

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

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