#DDAA5E#DDAA5E
#DDAA5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.111 H 75.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDAA5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 170, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 65%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.1%, 57.5%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, 10.21, 45.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 46.98, 77.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.97% 0.0274 0.1079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.97% 0.111 75.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2163, 44.9328, 16.8262) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.07
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.71
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.02
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.09
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDAA5E #5E91DD
analogous
#DD6B5E #DDAA5E #D0DD5E
triadic
#DDAA5E #5EDDAA #AA5EDD
tetradic
#DDAA5E #5EDD6B #5E91DD #DD5ED0
square
#DDAA5E #5EDD6B #5E91DD #DD5ED0
split-complementary
#DDAA5E #5ED0DD #6B5EDD
monochromatic
#9F6D22 #D28F2C #DDAA5E #E8C591 #F2DFC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#DDAA5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#DDAA5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDAA5E
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDAA5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDAA5E | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAC57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B860
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EE9C98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddaa5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 170, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.111 75.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc38d',
500: '#ddaa5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddaa5e; $custom-light: #ebc38d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddaa5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 170,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.906,
"s": 65.128,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76971,
"c": 0.1113,
"h": 75.8
},
"luminance": 0.4493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDAA5E
secondary
#B4C7E3
accent
#61CD19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF7F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D