#DDB36D#DDB36D
#DDB36D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.101 H 79.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 179, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 50.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.28, 6.67, 41.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.28, 41.80, 80.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.94% 0.0188 0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.94% 0.101 79.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7013, 48.7192, 21.3036) |
| Luminance | 0.4872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.29
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.20
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.56
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.73
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB36D #6D97DD
analogous
#DD7B6D #DDB36D #CFDD6D
triadic
#DDB36D #6DDDB3 #B36DDD
tetradic
#DDB36D #6DDD7B #6D97DD #DD6DCF
square
#DDB36D #6DDD7B #6D97DD #DD6DCF
split-complementary
#DDB36D #6DCFDD #7B6DDD
monochromatic
#A87827 #D1993B #DDB36D #E9CD9F #F4E7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#DDB36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.74
#DDB36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB36D
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB36D | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 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)
#C4B367
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBE6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 179, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.101 79.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac998',
500: '#ddb36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb36d; $custom-light: #eac998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 179,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.5,
"s": 62.222,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78937,
"c": 0.10081,
"h": 79.3
},
"luminance": 0.48716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB36D
secondary
#C0CEE6
accent
#5DCA1C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E