#DD9D53#DD9D53
#DD9D53 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.119 H 68.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD9D53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 157, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 62.4%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.55, 16.39, 47.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.55, 50.19, 70.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.36% 0.0441 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.36% 0.119 68.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4398, 40.1141, 13.6368) |
| Luminance | 0.4011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.41
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.54
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.41
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.66
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.89
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD9D53 #5393DD
analogous
#DD5853 #DD9D53 #D8DD53
triadic
#DD9D53 #53DD9D #9D53DD
tetradic
#DD9D53 #53DD58 #5393DD #DD53D8
square
#DD9D53 #53DD58 #5393DD #DD53D8
split-complementary
#DD9D53 #53D8DD #5853DD
monochromatic
#985F1E #CB7F28 #DD9D53 #E7BA86 #F1D7B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#DD9D53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#DD9D53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD9D53
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD9D53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD9D53 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A14C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B054
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF8E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd9d53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 157, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.119 68.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecba86',
500: '#dd9d53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd9d53; $custom-light: #ecba86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd9d53",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 157,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.174,
"s": 66.99,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74355,
"c": 0.11854,
"h": 68.1
},
"luminance": 0.40111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD9D53
secondary
#ABC4E1
accent
#8EEA3E
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C