#DDAE99#DDAE99
#DDAE99 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.063 H 45.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDAE99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 174, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 50%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 31%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 30.8%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.79, 14.18, 17.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.79, 22.39, 50.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.8% 0.044 0.0444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.8% 0.063 45.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7057, 47.9466, 36.7146) |
| Luminance | 0.4794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.59
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 7.20
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 8.06
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.35
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 8.39
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDAE99 #99C8DD
analogous
#DD99A6 #DDAE99 #DDD099
triadic
#DDAE99 #99DDAE #AE99DD
tetradic
#DDAE99 #A6DD99 #99C8DD #D099DD
square
#DDAE99 #A6DD99 #99C8DD #D099DD
split-complementary
#DDAE99 #99DDD0 #99A6DD
monochromatic
#BD663F #CE8A6B #DDAE99 #ECD2C7 #F7EDE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#DDAE99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.59
#DDAE99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDAE99
10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDAE99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDAE99 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.59 | 10.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB298
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5BC99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9A7A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddae99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 174, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.063 45.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8c6b7',
500: '#ddae99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddae99; $custom-light: #e8c6b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddae99",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 174,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.529,
"s": 50,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78803,
"c": 0.06254,
"h": 45.3
},
"luminance": 0.47944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDAE99
secondary
#DDE9EE
accent
#8FBD28
background
#FEFCFB
surface
#FDF8F6
border
#D5D1D0
text
#161311
muted
#848280