#DDB85F#DDB85F
#DDB85F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.505; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.116 H 87.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB85F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 184, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 65%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 57%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.36, 2.87, 49.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.36, 49.59, 86.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.74% 0.006 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.74% 0.116 87) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0271, 50.4820, 17.9859) |
| Luminance | 0.5048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.88
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.19
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.49
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.54
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.16
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB85F #5F84DD
analogous
#DD795F #DDB85F #C3DD5F
triadic
#DDB85F #5FDDB8 #B85FDD
tetradic
#DDB85F #5FDD79 #5F84DD #DD5FC3
square
#DDB85F #5FDD79 #5F84DD #DD5FC3
split-complementary
#DDB85F #5FC3DD #795FDD
monochromatic
#A07B22 #D2A22D #DDB85F #E8CE91 #F2E5C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#DDB85F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.10
#DDB85F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB85F
11.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB85F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB85F | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.10 | 11.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB757
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C162
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb85f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 184, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.116 87.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacd8f',
500: '#ddb85f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb85f; $custom-light: #eacd8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb85f",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 184,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.381,
"s": 64.948,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79736,
"c": 0.11609,
"h": 87
},
"luminance": 0.50479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB85F
secondary
#3D5BA3
accent
#4ECD19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFAF4
border
#D6D3CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85837F