#DDB161#DDB161
#DDB161 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.111 H 80.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB161 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 177, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 65%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 56%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.9%, 56.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.62, 6.72, 46.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.62, 46.97, 81.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.38% 0.0175 0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.38% 0.111 80.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7009, 47.6824, 17.9981) |
| Luminance | 0.4768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.89
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.12
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.15
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.46
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.55
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB161 #618DDD
analogous
#DD7361 #DDB161 #CBDD61
triadic
#DDB161 #61DDB1 #B161DD
tetradic
#DDB161 #61DD73 #618DDD #DD61CB
square
#DDB161 #61DD73 #618DDD #DD61CB
split-complementary
#DDB161 #61CBDD #7361DD
monochromatic
#A17423 #D2982F #DDB161 #E8CA93 #F3E3C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#DDB161 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.54
#DDB161 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB161
10.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB161 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB161 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.54 | 10.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B15A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBC64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEA49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb161; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 177, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.111 80.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac890',
500: '#ddb161',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb161; $custom-light: #eac890; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb161",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 177,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.71,
"s": 64.583,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78376,
"c": 0.11094,
"h": 80.9
},
"luminance": 0.4768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB161
secondary
#B6C6E4
accent
#59CC19
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17130D
muted
#85827D