#DDA256#DDA256

#DDA256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.116 H 71.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DDA256
RGB	rgb(221, 162, 86)
HSL	hsl(34, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(34, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 61.1%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.79, 13.91, 47.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.79, 49.40, 73.64°)
OKLab	oklab(75.34% 0.0372 0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(75.34% 0.116 71.4)
XYZ	xyz(44.4215, 41.8880, 14.5479)
Luminance	0.4189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DDA256 #5691DD

analogous

#DD5F56 #DDA256 #D4DD56

triadic

#DDA256 #56DDA2 #A256DD

tetradic

#DDA256 #56DD5F #5691DD #DD56D4

square

#DDA256 #56DD5F #5691DD #DD56D4

split-complementary

#DDA256 #56D4DD #5F56DD

monochromatic

#9A641F #CD8529 #DDA256 #E7BE89 #F2DABC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.24

#DDA256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.38

#DDA256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DDA256

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DDA256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DDA256	1.00	2.24	9.38	9.38
#FFFFFF	2.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7A54F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C5B358

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EF9391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ADADAD

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dda256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 162, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.116 71.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ebbd88',
    500: '#dda256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dda256;
$custom-light: #ebbd88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dda256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.778,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75336,
    "c": 0.11643,
    "h": 71.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.41885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DDA256

secondary

#AEC4E1

accent

#67CE17

background

#FEFBF8

surface

#FDF6F0

border

#D5D0CB

text

#17120B

muted

#85817C

Preview Lab

Preview with #DDA256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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