#DDBD79#DDBD79
#DDBD79 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.094 H 85.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDBD79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 189, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 60%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 45%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 45.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.96, 2.53, 38.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.96, 38.60, 86.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.1% 0.0079 0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.1% 0.094 85.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4692, 53.1502, 25.6334) |
| Luminance | 0.5315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 2.94
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.01
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.66
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.79
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.98
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDBD79 #7999DD
analogous
#DD8B79 #DDBD79 #CBDD79
triadic
#DDBD79 #79DDBD #BD79DD
tetradic
#DDBD79 #79DD8B #7999DD #DD79CB
square
#DDBD79 #79DD8B #7999DD #DD79CB
split-complementary
#DDBD79 #79CBDD #8B79DD
monochromatic
#AF852C #D1A548 #DDBD79 #E9D5AA #F6EDDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#DDBD79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.63
#DDBD79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDBD79
11.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDBD79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDBD79 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.63 | 11.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCBC74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4C47B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddbd79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 189, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.094 85.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d0a0',
500: '#ddbd79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddbd79; $custom-light: #e9d0a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddbd79",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 189,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.8,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81103,
"c": 0.09396,
"h": 85.2
},
"luminance": 0.53148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDBD79
secondary
#496AB1
accent
#54C71E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140F
muted
#858380