#DDB36F#DDB36F
#DDB36F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.099 H 78.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB36F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 179, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 49.8%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.30, 6.85, 40.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.30, 40.86, 80.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.97% 0.0195 0.097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.97% 0.099 78.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8101, 48.7628, 21.8771) |
| Luminance | 0.4876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.39
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.04
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.27
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.37
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.49
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB36F #6F99DD
analogous
#DD7C6F #DDB36F #D0DD6F
triadic
#DDB36F #6FDDB3 #B36FDD
tetradic
#DDB36F #6FDD7C #6F99DD #DD6FD0
square
#DDB36F #6FDD7C #6F99DD #DD6FD0
split-complementary
#DDB36F #6FD0DD #7C6FDD
monochromatic
#AA7828 #D1993D #DDB36F #E9CDA1 #F4E7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#DDB36F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.75
#DDB36F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB36F
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB36F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB36F | 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)
#C4B36A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBE71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb36f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 179, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.099 78.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac999',
500: '#ddb36f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb36f; $custom-light: #eac999; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb36f",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 179,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.091,
"s": 61.798,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78967,
"c": 0.09893,
"h": 78.6
},
"luminance": 0.4876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB36F
secondary
#C1CFE7
accent
#5ECA1C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E