#DDB56D#DDB56D
#DDB56D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.102 H 81.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB56D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 181, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 50.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.78, 5.61, 41.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.78, 42.26, 82.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.33% 0.0157 0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.33% 0.102 81.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1050, 49.5267, 21.4382) |
| Luminance | 0.4952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.85
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.12
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.50
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.58
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.72
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB56D #6D95DD
analogous
#DD7D6D #DDB56D #CDDD6D
triadic
#DDB56D #6DDDB5 #B56DDD
tetradic
#DDB56D #6DDD7D #6D95DD #DD6DCD
square
#DDB56D #6DDD7D #6D95DD #DD6DCD
split-complementary
#DDB56D #6DCDDD #7D6DDD
monochromatic
#A87A27 #D19C3B #DDB56D #E9CE9F #F4E7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#DDB56D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.90
#DDB56D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB56D
10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB56D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB56D | 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)
#C6B567
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BF6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA9A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb56d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 181, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.102 81.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacb98',
500: '#ddb56d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb56d; $custom-light: #eacb98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb56d",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 181,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.571,
"s": 62.222,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7933,
"c": 0.10165,
"h": 81.1
},
"luminance": 0.49524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB56D
secondary
#C0CDE6
accent
#5ACA1C
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E