#DDAA5D#DDAA5D
#DDAA5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.112 H 76.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDAA5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 170, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 65%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.1%, 57.9%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, 10.14, 46.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 47.44, 77.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.96% 0.027 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.96% 0.112 76.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1717, 44.9150, 16.5914) |
| Luminance | 0.4491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.07
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.93
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.70
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.95
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.19
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDAA5D #5D90DD
analogous
#DD6A5D #DDAA5D #D0DD5D
triadic
#DDAA5D #5DDDAA #AA5DDD
tetradic
#DDAA5D #5DDD6A #5D90DD #DD5DD0
square
#DDAA5D #5DDD6A #5D90DD #DD5DD0
split-complementary
#DDAA5D #5DD0DD #6A5DDD
monochromatic
#9E6D21 #D18F2C #DDAA5D #E8C590 #F2DFC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#DDAA5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#DDAA5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDAA5D
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDAA5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDAA5D | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 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)
#BDAB56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B85F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE9C98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddaa5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 170, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.112 76.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc38d',
500: '#ddaa5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddaa5d; $custom-light: #ebc38d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddaa5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 170,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.094,
"s": 65.306,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76958,
"c": 0.11212,
"h": 76.1
},
"luminance": 0.44912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDAA5D
secondary
#B3C6E3
accent
#60CD18
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D