#DDB36E#DDB36E
#DDB36E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.100 H 79.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 179, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 50.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.29, 6.76, 40.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.29, 41.33, 80.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.95% 0.0191 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.95% 0.1 79) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7554, 48.7409, 21.5887) |
| Luminance | 0.4874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.33
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.17
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.23
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.57
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.61
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB36E #6E98DD
analogous
#DD7B6E #DDB36E #D0DD6E
triadic
#DDB36E #6EDDB3 #B36EDD
tetradic
#DDB36E #6EDD7B #6E98DD #DD6ED0
square
#DDB36E #6EDD7B #6E98DD #DD6ED0
split-complementary
#DDB36E #6ED0DD #7B6EDD
monochromatic
#A97828 #D1993C #DDB36E #E9CDA0 #F4E7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#DDB36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.75
#DDB36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB36E
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB36E | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.75 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B368
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBE70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 179, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.100 79.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac999',
500: '#ddb36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb36e; $custom-light: #eac999; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 179,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.297,
"s": 62.011,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78952,
"c": 0.09988,
"h": 79
},
"luminance": 0.48738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB36E
secondary
#C0CFE6
accent
#5ECA1C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E