#DD9E4C#DD9E4C
#DD9E4C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.123 H 71.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD9E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 158, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 66%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.5%, 65.6%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.72, 15.41, 51.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.72, 53.28, 73.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.46% 0.0403 0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.46% 0.123 71) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3530, 40.3511, 12.3413) |
| Luminance | 0.4035 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.05
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.08
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.13
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.35
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.56
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD9E4C #4C8BDD
analogous
#DD554C #DD9E4C #D3DD4C
triadic
#DD9E4C #4CDD9E #9E4CDD
tetradic
#DD9E4C #4CDD55 #4C8BDD #DD4CD3
square
#DD9E4C #4CDD55 #4C8BDD #DD4CD3
split-complementary
#DD9E4C #4CD3DD #554CDD
monochromatic
#935F1C #C68026 #DD9E4C #E7BA7F #F1D6B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#DD9E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#DD9E4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD9E4C
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD9E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD9E4C | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A143
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B04E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F08E8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd9e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 158, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.123 71.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecba81',
500: '#dd9e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd9e4c; $custom-light: #ecba81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd9e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 158,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.931,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74463,
"c": 0.12345,
"h": 71
},
"luminance": 0.40348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD9E4C
secondary
#A6BFDF
accent
#88EB3D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C