#DD9F5E#DD9F5E
#DD9F5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.110 H 66.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD9F5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 159, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 65%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 57.5%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.16, 16.10, 42.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.16, 45.59, 69.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% 0.0448 0.1008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.11 66.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2399, 40.9799, 16.1674) |
| Luminance | 0.4098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.81
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.65
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.54
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.57
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.65
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD9F5E #5E9CDD
analogous
#DD605E #DD9F5E #DBDD5E
triadic
#DD9F5E #5EDD9F #9F5EDD
tetradic
#DD9F5E #5EDD60 #5E9CDD #DD5EDB
square
#DD9F5E #5EDD60 #5E9CDD #DD5EDB
split-complementary
#DD9F5E #5EDBDD #605EDD
monochromatic
#9F6222 #D2812C #DD9F5E #E8BD91 #F2DBC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#DD9F5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#DD9F5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD9F5E
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD9F5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD9F5E | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A358
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B15F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF9190
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd9f5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 159, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.110 66.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebbb8d',
500: '#dd9f5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd9f5e; $custom-light: #ebbb8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd9f5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 159,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.709,
"s": 65.128,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74873,
"c": 0.11034,
"h": 66.1
},
"luminance": 0.40977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD9F5E
secondary
#B4CBE3
accent
#71CD19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D