#DD9D4B#DD9D4B
#DD9D4B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.124 H 70.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD9D4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 157, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 66%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 66.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.47, 15.88, 51.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.47, 53.60, 72.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% 0.0415 0.117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.124 70.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1486, 39.9976, 12.1030) |
| Luminance | 0.3999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.88
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.95
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.14
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.56
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.60
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD9D4B #4B8BDD
analogous
#DD544B #DD9D4B #D4DD4B
triadic
#DD9D4B #4BDD9D #9D4BDD
tetradic
#DD9D4B #4BDD54 #4B8BDD #DD4BD4
square
#DD9D4B #4BDD54 #4B8BDD #DD4BD4
split-complementary
#DD9D4B #4BD4DD #544BDD
monochromatic
#925E1C #C57F25 #DD9D4B #E7B97E #F0D5B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#DD9D4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#DD9D4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD9D4B
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD9D4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD9D4B | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A142
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B04D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F08D8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd9d4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 157, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.124 70.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecb980',
500: '#dd9d4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd9d4b; $custom-light: #ecb980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd9d4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 157,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.699,
"s": 68.224,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74264,
"c": 0.12412,
"h": 70.5
},
"luminance": 0.39994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD9D4B
secondary
#A5BEDF
accent
#89EB3D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C