#DDB260#DDB260

#DDB260 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.112 H 82.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DDB260
RGB	rgb(221, 178, 96)
HSL	hsl(39, 65%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(39, 57%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 56.6%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.86, 6.11, 47.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.86, 47.65, 82.63°)
OKLab	oklab(78.56% 0.0156 0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(78.56% 0.112 82)
XYZ	xyz(47.8528, 48.0603, 17.8202)
Luminance	0.4806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DDB260 #608BDD

analogous

#DD7460 #DDB260 #CADD60

triadic

#DDB260 #60DDB2 #B260DD

tetradic

#DDB260 #60DD74 #608BDD #DD60CA

square

#DDB260 #60DD74 #608BDD #DD60CA

split-complementary

#DDB260 #60CADD #7460DD

monochromatic

#A07522 #D29A2E #DDB260 #E8CA92 #F3E3C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.98

#DDB260 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.61

#DDB260 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DDB260

10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DDB260	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DDB260	1.00	1.98	10.61	10.61
#FFFFFF	1.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C4B259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CFBD63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EEA59F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ddb260;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 178, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.112 82.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eac88f',
    500: '#ddb260',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ddb260;
$custom-light: #eac88f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ddb260",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.36,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78559,
    "c": 0.11223,
    "h": 82
  },
  "luminance": 0.48057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DDB260

secondary

#B5C5E3

accent

#57CD19

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FDF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#17130C

muted

#85827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #DDB260

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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