#DDB24E#DDB24E
#DDB24E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.127 H 85.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB24E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 178, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 64.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, 4.87, 55.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 55.74, 84.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.35% 0.0097 0.1267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.35% 0.127 85.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1169, 47.7660, 13.9443) |
| Luminance | 0.4776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.34
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.57
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.64
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.80
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.45
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB24E #4E79DD
analogous
#DD6A4E #DDB24E #C0DD4E
triadic
#DDB24E #4EDDB2 #B24EDD
tetradic
#DDB24E #4EDD6A #4E79DD #DD4EC0
square
#DDB24E #4EDD6A #4E79DD #DD4EC0
split-complementary
#DDB24E #4EC0DD #6A4EDD
monochromatic
#94701C #C79726 #DDB24E #E7C881 #F1DFB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#DDB24E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#DDB24E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB24E
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB24E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB24E | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B143
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BC52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFA49C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb24e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 178, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.127 85.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc884',
500: '#ddb24e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb24e; $custom-light: #ebc884; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb24e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 178,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.958,
"s": 67.773,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78353,
"c": 0.12704,
"h": 85.6
},
"luminance": 0.47763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB24E
secondary
#A7B8E0
accent
#71EB3D
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#17130B
muted
#85827C