#DDB279#DDB279

#DDB279 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.089 H 73.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DDB279
RGB	rgb(221, 178, 121)
HSL	hsl(34, 60%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(34, 45%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 45.2%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.20, 8.34, 34.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.20, 35.96, 76.59°)
OKLab	oklab(78.93% 0.0249 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(78.93% 0.089 73.8)
XYZ	xyz(49.1922, 48.5961, 24.8744)
Luminance	0.4859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DDB279 #79A4DD

analogous

#DD8079 #DDB279 #D6DD79

triadic

#DDB279 #79DDB2 #B279DD

tetradic

#DDB279 #79DD80 #79A4DD #DD79D6

square

#DDB279 #79DD80 #79A4DD #DD79D6

split-complementary

#DDB279 #79D6DD #8079DD

monochromatic

#AF772C #D19648 #DDB279 #E9CEAA #F6EADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96

#DDB279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.72

#DDB279 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DDB279

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DDB279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DDB279	1.00	1.96	10.72	10.72
#FFFFFF	1.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2B375

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CCBD7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#ECA7A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ddb279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 178, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.089 73.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9c9a0',
    500: '#ddb279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ddb279;
$custom-light: #e9c9a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ddb279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.2,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78932,
    "c": 0.08912,
    "h": 73.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.48593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DDB279

secondary

#C9D7E9

accent

#67C71E

background

#FEFCF9

surface

#FDF8F2

border

#D5D1CC

text

#16130F

muted

#84827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #DDB279

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

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