#DDB281#DDB281

#DDB281 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.082 H 69.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DDB281
RGB	rgb(221, 178, 129)
HSL	hsl(32, 58%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(32, 42%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 41.6%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.33, 9.18, 30.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.33, 32.27, 73.48°)
OKLab	oklab(79.07% 0.0281 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(79.07% 0.082 69.9)
XYZ	xyz(49.7033, 48.8005, 27.5661)
Luminance	0.4880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DDB281 #81ACDD

analogous

#DD8481 #DDB281 #DADD81

triadic

#DDB281 #81DDB2 #B281DD

tetradic

#DDB281 #81DD84 #81ACDD #DD81DA

square

#DDB281 #81DD84 #81ACDD #DD81DA

split-complementary

#DDB281 #81DADD #8481DD

monochromatic

#B37630 #D09551 #DDB281 #EACFB1 #F7EDE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.95

#DDB281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.76

#DDB281 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DDB281

10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DDB281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DDB281	1.00	1.95	10.76	10.76
#FFFFFF	1.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1B47D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CBBE82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EBA8A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ddb281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 178, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.082 69.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9c9a6',
    500: '#ddb281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ddb281;
$custom-light: #e9c9a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ddb281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.957,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 68.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.79074,
    "c": 0.08155,
    "h": 69.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.48798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DDB281

secondary

#CFDCEB

accent

#6DC520

background

#FEFCFA

surface

#FDF8F4

border

#D5D1CE

text

#16130F

muted

#84827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DDB281

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

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