#DDB97E#DDB97E
#DDB97E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.516; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.087 H 79.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDB97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 185, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 58%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 43%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 43%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.03, 5.14, 34.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.03, 35.11, 81.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.39% 0.016 0.0852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.39% 0.087 79.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9353, 51.5789, 27.0074) |
| Luminance | 0.5158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.58
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 2.79
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.23
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.48
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.39
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDB97E #7EA2DD
analogous
#DD897E #DDB97E #D1DD7E
triadic
#DDB97E #7EDDB9 #B97EDD
tetradic
#DDB97E #7EDD89 #7EA2DD #DD7ED1
square
#DDB97E #7EDD89 #7EA2DD #DD7ED1
split-complementary
#DDB97E #7ED1DD #897EDD
monochromatic
#B2802F #D09F4E #DDB97E #EAD3AE #F7EEDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#DDB97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.32
#DDB97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDB97E
11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDB97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDB97E | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.32 | 11.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B97A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C280
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBAEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddb97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 185, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.087 79.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cda4',
500: '#ddb97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddb97e; $custom-light: #e9cda4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddb97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 185,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.263,
"s": 58.282,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80392,
"c": 0.08672,
"h": 79.4
},
"luminance": 0.51576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDB97E
secondary
#4C73B4
accent
#5FC620
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFAF5
border
#D6D3CF
text
#16130F
muted
#858380