#DDB45B#DDB45B

#DDB45B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.117 H 84.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DDB45B
RGB	rgb(221, 180, 91)
HSL	hsl(41, 66%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(41, 59%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 58.8%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.31, 4.68, 50.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.31, 50.42, 84.67°)
OKLab	oklab(78.89% 0.0108 0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(78.89% 0.117 84.7)
XYZ	xyz(48.0307, 48.7728, 16.7797)
Luminance	0.4877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DDB45B #5B84DD

analogous

#DD735B #DDB45B #C5DD5B

triadic

#DDB45B #5BDDB4 #B45BDD

tetradic

#DDB45B #5BDD73 #5B84DD #DD5BC5

square

#DDB45B #5BDD73 #5B84DD #DD5BC5

split-complementary

#DDB45B #5BC5DD #735BDD

monochromatic

#9D7621 #D09C2B #DDB45B #E8CB8E #F2E2C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.95

#DDB45B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.75

#DDB45B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DDB45B

10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DDB45B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DDB45B	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)

#C7B352

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D1BE5E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EEA6A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ddb45b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 180, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.117 84.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ebca8c',
    500: '#ddb45b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ddb45b;
$custom-light: #ebca8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ddb45b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.077,
    "s": 65.657,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78892,
    "c": 0.11748,
    "h": 84.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.4877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DDB45B

secondary

#B1C1E2

accent

#51CE18

background

#FEFCF8

surface

#FDF8F0

border

#D5D1CB

text

#17130C

muted

#85827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #DDB45B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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