#DDBB81#DDBB81
#DDBB81 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.085 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDBB81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 187, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 58%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 42%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 41.6%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.58, 4.41, 33.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.58, 34.17, 82.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.84% 0.0141 0.0834) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.84% 0.085 80.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5531, 52.5001, 28.1827) |
| Luminance | 0.5250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 2.37
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 3.00
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.46
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.60
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.43
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDBB81 #81A3DD
analogous
#DD8D81 #DDBB81 #D1DD81
triadic
#DDBB81 #81DDBB #BB81DD
tetradic
#DDBB81 #81DD8D #81A3DD #DD81D1
square
#DDBB81 #81DD8D #81A3DD #DD81D1
split-complementary
#DDBB81 #81D1DD #8D81DD
monochromatic
#B38330 #D0A151 #DDBB81 #EAD5B1 #F7EFE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#DDBB81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.50
#DDBB81 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDBB81
11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDBB81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDBB81 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CABB7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C383
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddbb81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 187, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.085 80.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9cfa6',
500: '#ddbb81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddbb81; $custom-light: #e9cfa6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddbb81",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 187,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.826,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8084,
"c": 0.08459,
"h": 80.4
},
"luminance": 0.52498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDBB81
secondary
#4E74B4
accent
#5DC520
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFBF6
border
#D5D4D0
text
#16130F
muted
#848380