#DD9D36#DD9D36
#DD9D36 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.137 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD9D36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 157, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 71%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 76%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 75.6%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.30, 14.82, 60.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.30, 61.99, 76.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% 0.0356 0.1322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.137 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5447, 39.7560, 8.9223) |
| Luminance | 0.3975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 4.66
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.39
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.81
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.60
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.60
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD9D36 #3676DD
analogous
#DD4A36 #DD9D36 #CADD36
triadic
#DD9D36 #36DD9D #9D36DD
tetradic
#DD9D36 #36DD4A #3676DD #DD36CA
square
#DD9D36 #36DD4A #3676DD #DD36CA
split-complementary
#DD9D36 #36CADD #4A36DD
monochromatic
#835916 #B77D1F #DD9D36 #E6B76A #EFD09F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#DD9D36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#DD9D36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD9D36
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD9D36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD9D36 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A026
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3AF3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F08C88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd9d36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 157, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.137 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb974',
500: '#dd9d36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd9d36; $custom-light: #edb974; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd9d36",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 157,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.006,
"s": 71.064,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74074,
"c": 0.13695,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.39752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD9D36
secondary
#94AFDB
accent
#7FEE3A
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6ED
border
#D7D0C8
text
#171109
muted
#85807B