#DDAA58#DDAA58
#DDAA58 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.116 H 77.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDAA58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 170, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 60%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.1%, 60.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.78, 9.77, 48.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.78, 49.69, 78.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.9% 0.0253 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.9% 0.116 77.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9575, 44.8293, 15.4630) |
| Luminance | 0.4483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.17
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.99
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.69
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.76
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.24
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDAA58 #588BDD
analogous
#DD6758 #DDAA58 #CEDD58
triadic
#DDAA58 #58DDAA #AA58DD
tetradic
#DDAA58 #58DD67 #588BDD #DD58CE
square
#DDAA58 #58DD67 #588BDD #DD58CE
split-complementary
#DDAA58 #58CEDD #6758DD
monochromatic
#9B6C20 #CE8F2A #DDAA58 #E7C48B #F2DEBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#DDAA58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#DDAA58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDAA58
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDAA58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDAA58 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAB50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB85A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF9C97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddaa58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 170, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.116 77.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc38a',
500: '#ddaa58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddaa58; $custom-light: #ebc38a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddaa58",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 170,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.992,
"s": 66.169,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76896,
"c": 0.11621,
"h": 77.4
},
"luminance": 0.44826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDAA58
secondary
#AFC3E2
accent
#5DCE17
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D