#DDB16E#DDB16E
#DDB16E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.099 H 77.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 177, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.9%, 50.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.79, 7.82, 40.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.79, 40.91, 78.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.56% 0.0223 0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.56% 0.099 77) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3575, 47.9450, 21.4561) |
| Luminance | 0.4794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.97
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.09
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.16
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.30
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.80
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB16E #6E9ADD
analogous
#DD796E #DDB16E #D2DD6E
triadic
#DDB16E #6EDDB1 #B16EDD
tetradic
#DDB16E #6EDD79 #6E9ADD #DD6ED2
square
#DDB16E #6EDD79 #6E9ADD #DD6ED2
split-complementary
#DDB16E #6ED2DD #796EDD
monochromatic
#A97628 #D1963C #DDB16E #E9CCA0 #F4E6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#DDB16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.59
#DDB16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB16E
10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB16E | 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)
#C2B269
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBC70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 177, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.099 77.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac899',
500: '#ddb16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb16e; $custom-light: #eac899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 177,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.216,
"s": 62.011,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7856,
"c": 0.09916,
"h": 77
},
"luminance": 0.47942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB16E
secondary
#C0CFE6
accent
#61CA1C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E