#DDB36C#DDB36C
#DDB36C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.102 H 79.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 179, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 51.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.26, 6.58, 41.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.26, 42.27, 81.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.92% 0.0184 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.92% 0.102 79.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6477, 48.6978, 21.0217) |
| Luminance | 0.4869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.26
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.18
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.44
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.45
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.85
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB36C #6C96DD
analogous
#DD7B6C #DDB36C #CFDD6C
triadic
#DDB36C #6CDDB3 #B36CDD
tetradic
#DDB36C #6CDD7B #6C96DD #DD6CCF
square
#DDB36C #6CDD7B #6C96DD #DD6CCF
split-complementary
#DDB36C #6CCFDD #7B6CDD
monochromatic
#A87827 #D2993A #DDB36C #E8CD9E #F4E6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#DDB36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.74
#DDB36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB36C
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB36C | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B366
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBE6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 179, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.102 79.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac997',
500: '#ddb36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb36c; $custom-light: #eac997; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 179,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.699,
"s": 62.431,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78922,
"c": 0.10175,
"h": 79.6
},
"luminance": 0.48695
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB36C
secondary
#BFCDE6
accent
#5CCA1B
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130D
muted
#84827E