#DDA44E#DDA44E
#DDA44E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.123 H 75.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDA44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 164, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 64.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.20, 12.31, 51.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.20, 53.15, 76.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.63% 0.0314 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.63% 0.123 75.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4721, 42.4764, 13.0627) |
| Luminance | 0.4247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.19
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.39
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.14
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.21
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.61
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDA44E #4E87DD
analogous
#DD5C4E #DDA44E #CEDD4E
triadic
#DDA44E #4EDDA4 #A44EDD
tetradic
#DDA44E #4EDD5C #4E87DD #DD4ECE
square
#DDA44E #4EDD5C #4E87DD #DD4ECE
split-complementary
#DDA44E #4ECEDD #5C4EDD
monochromatic
#94641C #C78726 #DDA44E #E7BE81 #F1D9B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#DDA44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#DDA44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDA44E
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDA44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDA44E | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A645
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B450
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF9591
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dda44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 164, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.123 75.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecbe83',
500: '#dda44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dda44e; $custom-light: #ecbe83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dda44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 164,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.084,
"s": 67.773,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75625,
"c": 0.12259,
"h": 75.1
},
"luminance": 0.42473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDA44E
secondary
#A7BEE0
accent
#82EB3D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C