#DDA55E#DDA55E
#DDA55E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.110 H 71.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDA55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 65%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 57.5%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.62, 12.89, 44.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.62, 46.23, 73.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.01% 0.0352 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.01% 0.11 71.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2968, 43.0938, 16.5197) |
| Luminance | 0.4309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.19
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.56
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.50
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.72
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.85
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDA55E #5E96DD
analogous
#DD665E #DDA55E #D6DD5E
triadic
#DDA55E #5EDDA5 #A55EDD
tetradic
#DDA55E #5EDD66 #5E96DD #DD5ED6
square
#DDA55E #5EDD66 #5E96DD #DD5ED6
split-complementary
#DDA55E #5ED6DD #665EDD
monochromatic
#9F6822 #D2892C #DDA55E #E8C191 #F2DDC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#DDA55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#DDA55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDA55E
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDA55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDA55E | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A858
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B560
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE9794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dda55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.110 71.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebbf8d',
500: '#dda55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dda55e; $custom-light: #ebbf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dda55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.543,
"s": 65.128,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7601,
"c": 0.11046,
"h": 71.4
},
"luminance": 0.43091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDA55E
secondary
#B4C9E3
accent
#68CD19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D