#DDC8A8#DDC8A8
#DDC8A8 is a very light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.595; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.049 H 78.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDC8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 44%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 24%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 24%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.57, 2.41, 18.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.57, 18.86, 82.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.21% 0.0099 0.0479) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.21% 0.049 78.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5412, 59.5094, 45.4935) |
| Luminance | 0.5951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.85
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.90
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.36
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 6.49
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.86
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDC8A8 #A8BDDD
analogous
#DDAEA8 #DDC8A8 #D8DDA8
triadic
#DDC8A8 #A8DDC8 #C8A8DD
tetradic
#DDC8A8 #A8DDAE #A8BDDD #DDA8D8
square
#DDC8A8 #A8DDAE #A8BDDD #DDA8D8
split-complementary
#DDC8A8 #A8D8DD #AEA8DD
monochromatic
#BB9050 #CCAC7C #DDC8A8 #EEE4D4 #F6F1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#DDC8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.90
#DDC8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDC8A8
12.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDC8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDC8A8 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.90 | 12.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C8A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6CDA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6C2BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddc8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.049 78.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8d8c2',
500: '#ddc8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddc8a8; $custom-light: #e8d8c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddc8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.226,
"s": 43.802,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84208,
"c": 0.04895,
"h": 78.3
},
"luminance": 0.59508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDC8A8
secondary
#748EB5
accent
#65B72F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF9
border
#D5D4D2
text
#161412
muted
#848382