#DDAD60#DDAD60
#DDAD60 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.110 H 77.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDAD60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 173, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 65%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 56.6%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.61, 8.77, 45.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.61, 46.61, 79.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.58% 0.0234 0.1079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.58% 0.11 77.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8760, 46.1068, 17.4946) |
| Luminance | 0.4610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.85
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.81
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.02
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.15
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.73
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDAD60 #6090DD
analogous
#DD6F60 #DDAD60 #CFDD60
triadic
#DDAD60 #60DDAD #AD60DD
tetradic
#DDAD60 #60DD6F #6090DD #DD60CF
square
#DDAD60 #60DD6F #6090DD #DD60CF
split-complementary
#DDAD60 #60CFDD #6F60DD
monochromatic
#A07022 #D2932E #DDAD60 #E8C792 #F3E1C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#DDAD60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.22
#DDAD60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDAD60
10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDAD60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDAD60 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.22 | 10.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AE59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBA62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEA09B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddad60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 173, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.110 77.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc58f',
500: '#ddad60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddad60; $custom-light: #ebc58f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddad60",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 173,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.96,
"s": 64.767,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7758,
"c": 0.11041,
"h": 77.8
},
"luminance": 0.46104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDAD60
secondary
#B5C7E3
accent
#5ECD19
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D