#DDAA5B#DDAA5B
#DDAA5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.114 H 76.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDAA5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 170, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.1%, 58.8%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.81, 9.99, 47.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.81, 48.34, 78.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.93% 0.0263 0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.93% 0.114 76.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0843, 44.8800, 16.1309) |
| Luminance | 0.4488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.08
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.93
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.71
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.83
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.28
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDAA5B #5B8EDD
analogous
#DD695B #DDAA5B #CFDD5B
triadic
#DDAA5B #5BDDAA #AA5BDD
tetradic
#DDAA5B #5BDD69 #5B8EDD #DD5BCF
square
#DDAA5B #5BDD69 #5B8EDD #DD5BCF
split-complementary
#DDAA5B #5BCFDD #695BDD
monochromatic
#9D6C21 #D08F2B #DDAA5B #E8C48E #F2DFC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#DDAA5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#DDAA5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDAA5B
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDAA5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDAA5B | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB85D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE9C98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddaa5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 170, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.114 76.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc38b',
500: '#ddaa5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddaa5b; $custom-light: #ebc38b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddaa5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 170,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.462,
"s": 65.657,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76933,
"c": 0.11378,
"h": 76.6
},
"luminance": 0.44877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDAA5B
secondary
#B1C5E2
accent
#5FCE18
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D