#DDC06E#DDC06E
#DDC06E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.542; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.107 H 90.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDC06E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 192, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 50.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.58, -0.08, 44.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.58, 44.83, 90.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.54% -0.0009 0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.54% 0.107 90.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4847, 54.1996, 22.4985) |
| Luminance | 0.5420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.74
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.52
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.02
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.57
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDC06E #6E8BDD
analogous
#DD886E #DDC06E #C3DD6E
triadic
#DDC06E #6EDDC0 #C06EDD
tetradic
#DDC06E #6EDD88 #6E8BDD #DD6EC3
square
#DDC06E #6EDD88 #6E8BDD #DD6EC3
split-complementary
#DDC06E #6EC3DD #886EDD
monochromatic
#A98728 #D1AA3C #DDC06E #E9D6A0 #F4EBD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#DDC06E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.84
#DDC06E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDC06E
11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDC06E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDC06E | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.84 | 11.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BE67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C671
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECB4AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddc06e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 192, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.107 90.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead299',
500: '#ddc06e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddc06e; $custom-light: #ead299; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddc06e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 192,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.324,
"s": 62.011,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81539,
"c": 0.10705,
"h": 90.5
},
"luminance": 0.54197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDC06E
secondary
#445FAC
accent
#49CA1C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F