#DDB261#DDB261

#DDB261 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.111 H 81.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DDB261
RGB	rgb(221, 178, 97)
HSL	hsl(39, 65%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(39, 56%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 56.1%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.87, 6.19, 46.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.87, 47.19, 82.46°)
OKLab	oklab(78.57% 0.0159 0.1102)
OKLCH	oklch(78.57% 0.111 81.8)
XYZ	xyz(47.8991, 48.0789, 18.0642)
Luminance	0.4808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DDB261 #618CDD

analogous

#DD7461 #DDB261 #CADD61

triadic

#DDB261 #61DDB2 #B261DD

tetradic

#DDB261 #61DD74 #618CDD #DD61CA

square

#DDB261 #61DD74 #618CDD #DD61CA

split-complementary

#DDB261 #61CADD #7461DD

monochromatic

#A17523 #D2992F #DDB261 #E8CB93 #F3E3C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.98

#DDB261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.62

#DDB261 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DDB261

10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DDB261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DDB261	1.00	1.98	10.62	10.62
#FFFFFF	1.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C4B25A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CFBD64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EEA59F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ddb261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 178, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.111 81.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eac890',
    500: '#ddb261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ddb261;
$custom-light: #eac890;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ddb261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.194,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78572,
    "c": 0.11135,
    "h": 81.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.48076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DDB261

secondary

#B6C6E4

accent

#57CC19

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FDF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#17130D

muted

#85827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #DDB261

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

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