#DDB57E#DDB57E
#DDB57E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.085 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB57E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 181, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 58%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 43%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 43%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, 7.26, 33.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 34.21, 77.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.61% 0.0222 0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.61% 0.085 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1102, 49.9288, 26.7324) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 1.60
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.06
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.25
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.07
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.73
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB57E #7EA6DD
analogous
#DD857E #DDB57E #D5DD7E
triadic
#DDB57E #7EDDB5 #B57EDD
tetradic
#DDB57E #7EDD85 #7EA6DD #DD7ED5
square
#DDB57E #7EDD85 #7EA6DD #DD7ED5
split-complementary
#DDB57E #7ED5DD #857EDD
monochromatic
#B27B2F #D0994E #DDB57E #EAD1AE #F7EDDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#DDB57E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#DDB57E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB57E
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB57E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB57E | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B67A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBF7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECAAA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb57e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 181, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.085 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cba4',
500: '#ddb57e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb57e; $custom-light: #e9cba4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb57e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 181,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.737,
"s": 58.282,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79605,
"c": 0.08518,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.49926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB57E
secondary
#CDD9EA
accent
#66C620
background
#FEFCFA
surface
#FDF8F4
border
#D5D1CE
text
#16130F
muted
#84827F