#DDC07C#DDC07C
#DDC07C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.545; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.093 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDC07C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 192, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 59%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 44%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 43.9%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.77, 1.26, 38.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.77, 38.02, 88.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.75% 0.0044 0.0926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.75% 0.093 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3081, 54.5289, 26.8347) |
| Luminance | 0.5453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.62
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.10
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.46
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.13
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.32
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDC07C #7C99DD
analogous
#DD8F7C #DDC07C #C9DD7C
triadic
#DDC07C #7CDDC0 #C07CDD
tetradic
#DDC07C #7CDD8F #7C99DD #DD7CC9
square
#DDC07C #7CDD8F #7C99DD #DD7CC9
split-complementary
#DDC07C #7CC9DD #8F7CDD
monochromatic
#B18A2E #D0A94B #DDC07C #EAD7AD #F6EFDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#DDC07C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.91
#DDC07C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDC07C
11.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDC07C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDC07C | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.91 | 11.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBE77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C67E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBB5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddc07c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 192, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.093 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9d2a3',
500: '#ddc07c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddc07c; $custom-light: #e9d2a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddc07c",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 192,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.062,
"s": 58.788,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81751,
"c": 0.09274,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.54527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDC07C
secondary
#4B6AB3
accent
#51C61F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140F
muted
#858380