#DDB56C#DDB56C
#DDB56C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.103 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 181, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 51.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.76, 5.52, 42.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.76, 42.73, 82.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.32% 0.0153 0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.32% 0.103 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0515, 49.5053, 21.1563) |
| Luminance | 0.4950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.86
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.03
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.51
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.73
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.84
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB56C #6C94DD
analogous
#DD7D6C #DDB56C #CDDD6C
triadic
#DDB56C #6CDDB5 #B56CDD
tetradic
#DDB56C #6CDD7D #6C94DD #DD6CCD
square
#DDB56C #6CDD7D #6C94DD #DD6CCD
split-complementary
#DDB56C #6CCDDD #7D6CDD
monochromatic
#A87A27 #D29C3A #DDB56C #E8CE9E #F4E7CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#DDB56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.90
#DDB56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB56C
10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB56C | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.90 | 10.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B566
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BF6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 181, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.103 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacb97',
500: '#ddb56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb56c; $custom-light: #eacb97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 181,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.761,
"s": 62.431,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79316,
"c": 0.10259,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.49503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB56C
secondary
#BFCDE6
accent
#59CA1B
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E