#DDB57D#DDB57D
#DDB57D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.086 H 75.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB57D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 181, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 59%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 43%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 43.4%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.01, 7.16, 33.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.01, 34.68, 78.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.59% 0.0218 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.59% 0.086 75.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0460, 49.9031, 26.3943) |
| Luminance | 0.4990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 1.81
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.04
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.24
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.24
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.54
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB57D #7DA5DD
analogous
#DD857D #DDB57D #D5DD7D
triadic
#DDB57D #7DDDB5 #B57DDD
tetradic
#DDB57D #7DDD85 #7DA5DD #DD7DD5
square
#DDB57D #7DDD85 #7DA5DD #DD7DD5
split-complementary
#DDB57D #7DD5DD #857DDD
monochromatic
#B17B2E #D0994C #DDB57D #EAD1AE #F6ECDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#DDB57D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.98
#DDB57D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB57D
10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB57D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB57D | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.98 | 10.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B679
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBF7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECAAA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb57d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 181, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.086 75.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cba3',
500: '#ddb57d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb57d; $custom-light: #e9cba3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb57d",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 181,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79588,
"c": 0.08615,
"h": 75.3
},
"luminance": 0.49901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB57D
secondary
#CCD8EA
accent
#65C61F
background
#FEFCFA
surface
#FDF8F4
border
#D5D1CE
text
#16130F
muted
#84827F