#DDAE63#DDAE63
#DDAE63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.108 H 77.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDAE63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 174, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 64%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 55%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 55.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.90, 8.47, 44.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.90, 45.42, 79.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.82% 0.0229 0.1057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.82% 0.108 77.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2093, 46.5480, 18.3001) |
| Luminance | 0.4654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.82
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.52
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.05
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.10
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.37
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDAE63 #6392DD
analogous
#DD7163 #DDAE63 #CFDD63
triadic
#DDAE63 #63DDAE #AE63DD
tetradic
#DDAE63 #63DD71 #6392DD #DD63CF
square
#DDAE63 #63DD71 #6392DD #DD63CF
split-complementary
#DDAE63 #63CFDD #7163DD
monochromatic
#A27123 #D29431 #DDAE63 #E8C895 #F3E2C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#DDAE63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#DDAE63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDAE63
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDAE63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDAE63 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AF5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEA19C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddae63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 174, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.108 77.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac691',
500: '#ddae63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddae63; $custom-light: #eac691; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddae63",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 174,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.885,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77815,
"c": 0.10812,
"h": 77.8
},
"luminance": 0.46545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDAE63
secondary
#B8C9E4
accent
#5ECC19
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F1
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17130D
muted
#85827E