#DDB37D#DDB37D
#DDB37D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.086 H 73.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB37D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 179, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 59%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 43%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 43.4%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.51, 8.22, 33.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.51, 34.29, 76.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.2% 0.0249 0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.2% 0.086 73.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6423, 49.0956, 26.2597) |
| Luminance | 0.4909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 1.80
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.36
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.88
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.16
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.14
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB37D #7DA7DD
analogous
#DD837D #DDB37D #D7DD7D
triadic
#DDB37D #7DDDB3 #B37DDD
tetradic
#DDB37D #7DDD83 #7DA7DD #DD7DD7
square
#DDB37D #7DDD83 #7DA7DD #DD7DD7
split-complementary
#DDB37D #7DD7DD #837DDD
monochromatic
#B1782E #D0974C #DDB37D #EACFAE #F6ECDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#DDB37D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.82
#DDB37D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB37D
10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB37D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB37D | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.82 | 10.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B479
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBE7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECA8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb37d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 179, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.086 73.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c9a3',
500: '#ddb37d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb37d; $custom-light: #e9c9a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb37d",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 179,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.75,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79197,
"c": 0.08557,
"h": 73.1
},
"luminance": 0.49093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB37D
secondary
#CCD9EA
accent
#68C61F
background
#FEFCFA
surface
#FDF8F4
border
#D5D1CE
text
#16130F
muted
#84827F