#DD9D46#DD9D46
#DD9D46 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.127 H 71.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD9D46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 157, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 69%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 68%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 68.3%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, 15.60, 53.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 55.69, 73.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.21% 0.04 0.121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.21% 0.127 71.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9841, 39.9318, 11.2369) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.45
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.16
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.30
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.53
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.72
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD9D46 #4686DD
analogous
#DD5246 #DD9D46 #D1DD46
triadic
#DD9D46 #46DD9D #9D46DD
tetradic
#DD9D46 #46DD52 #4686DD #DD46D1
square
#DD9D46 #46DD52 #4686DD #DD46D1
split-complementary
#DD9D46 #46D1DD #5246DD
monochromatic
#8E5D1A #C27F24 #DD9D46 #E7B87A #F0D4AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DD9D46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#DD9D46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD9D46
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD9D46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD9D46 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A13C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B048
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F08D8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd9d46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 157, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.127 71.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecb97d',
500: '#dd9d46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd9d46; $custom-light: #ecb97d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd9d46",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 157,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.57,
"s": 68.95,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74213,
"c": 0.12743,
"h": 71.7
},
"luminance": 0.39928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD9D46
secondary
#A1BBDE
accent
#87EC3C
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C