#DDA16C#DDA16C
#DDA16C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.099 H 61.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDA16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 161, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 51.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.83, 16.20, 36.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.83, 39.68, 65.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.46% 0.0468 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.46% 0.099 61.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2727, 41.9478, 19.8967) |
| Luminance | 0.4194 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.85
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.40
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.63
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.68
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.85
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDA16C #6CA8DD
analogous
#DD6C6F #DDA16C #DDDA6C
triadic
#DDA16C #6CDDA1 #A16CDD
tetradic
#DDA16C #6FDD6C #6CA8DD #DA6CDD
square
#DDA16C #6FDD6C #6CA8DD #DA6CDD
split-complementary
#DDA16C #6CDDDA #6C6FDD
monochromatic
#A86327 #D2813A #DDA16C #E8C19E #F4E1CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#DDA16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#DDA16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDA16C
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDA16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDA16C | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A568
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B36D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE9494
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dda16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 161, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.099 61.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eabc97',
500: '#dda16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dda16c; $custom-light: #eabc97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dda16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 161,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.142,
"s": 62.431,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7546,
"c": 0.09937,
"h": 61.9
},
"luminance": 0.41945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDA16C
secondary
#BFD4E6
accent
#78CA1B
background
#FEFBF9
surface
#FDF6F2
border
#D5D0CC
text
#17120D
muted
#85817E