#DD9D45#DD9D45
#DD9D45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.128 H 72.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD9D45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 157, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 69%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 69%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 68.8%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.41, 15.54, 53.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.41, 56.11, 73.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.2% 0.0397 0.1218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.2% 0.128 72) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9528, 39.9193, 11.0720) |
| Luminance | 0.3992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.36
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.18
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.39
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.53
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.68
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD9D45 #4585DD
analogous
#DD5145 #DD9D45 #D1DD45
triadic
#DD9D45 #45DD9D #9D45DD
tetradic
#DD9D45 #45DD51 #4585DD #DD45D1
square
#DD9D45 #45DD51 #4585DD #DD45D1
split-complementary
#DD9D45 #45D1DD #5145DD
monochromatic
#8E5D1A #C17F23 #DD9D45 #E6B879 #F0D4AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DD9D45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#DD9D45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD9D45
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD9D45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD9D45 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A03B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B047
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F08D8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd9d45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 157, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.128 72.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecb97d',
500: '#dd9d45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd9d45; $custom-light: #ecb97d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd9d45",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 157,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.737,
"s": 69.091,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74203,
"c": 0.12808,
"h": 72
},
"luminance": 0.39916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD9D45
secondary
#A0BADE
accent
#86EC3C
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C