#DD9D50#DD9D50
#DD9D50 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.121 H 69.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD9D50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 157, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 67%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 63.8%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.52, 16.19, 48.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.52, 51.48, 71.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.32% 0.0431 0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.32% 0.121 69.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3265, 40.0687, 13.0400) |
| Luminance | 0.4007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.55
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.93
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.26
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.58
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.73
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD9D50 #5090DD
analogous
#DD5750 #DD9D50 #D7DD50
triadic
#DD9D50 #50DD9D #9D50DD
tetradic
#DD9D50 #50DD57 #5090DD #DD50D7
square
#DD9D50 #50DD57 #5090DD #DD50D7
split-complementary
#DD9D50 #50D7DD #5750DD
monochromatic
#965F1D #C97F27 #DD9D50 #E7BA83 #F1D6B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#DD9D50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#DD9D50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD9D50
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD9D50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD9D50 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A148
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B052
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F08E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd9d50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 157, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.121 69.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecba84',
500: '#dd9d50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd9d50; $custom-light: #ecba84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd9d50",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 157,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.766,
"s": 67.464,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7432,
"c": 0.12066,
"h": 69.1
},
"luminance": 0.40065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD9D50
secondary
#A9C2E0
accent
#8CEA3D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C