#DDA56E#DDA56E
#DDA56E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.097 H 65.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDA56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 165, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 50.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.83, 14.23, 36.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.83, 39.12, 68.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.25% 0.0412 0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.25% 0.097 65) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0906, 43.4113, 20.7004) |
| Luminance | 0.4341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.32
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.06
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.31
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.47
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 7.01
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDA56E #6EA6DD
analogous
#DD6E6E #DDA56E #DDDD6E
triadic
#DDA56E #6EDDA5 #A56EDD
tetradic
#DDA56E #6EDD6E #6EA6DD #DD6EDD
square
#DDA56E #6EDD6E #6EA6DD #DD6EDD
split-complementary
#DDA56E #6EDDDD #6E6EDD
monochromatic
#A96828 #D1863C #DDA56E #E9C4A0 #F4E3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#DDA56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#DDA56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDA56E
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDA56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDA56E | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A86A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B56F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE9997
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dda56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 165, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.097 65.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eabf98',
500: '#dda56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dda56e; $custom-light: #eabf98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dda56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 165,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.73,
"s": 62.011,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76247,
"c": 0.0974,
"h": 65
},
"luminance": 0.43408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDA56E
secondary
#C0D4E6
accent
#74CA1C
background
#FEFBF9
surface
#FDF7F2
border
#D5D0CC
text
#16120E
muted
#84817E