CSS named color

Burlywood #DEB887

The CSS keyword burlywood is #DEB887. It is a light muted orange in the orange family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.805, chroma 0.078 and hue 73.4°.

Relative luminance
0.5156
OKLCH L · C · h
0.805 · 0.078 · 73.4
Best text
Black 11.31:1
Hue family
Orange
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#DEB887 color codes

HEX
#DEB887
RGB
rgb(222, 184, 135)
HSL
hsl(34, 57%, 70%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.805 0.078 73.4)
OKLab
oklab(0.805 0.022 0.075)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 77.02, a* 7.05, b* 30.02
XYZ (D65)
X 51.64, Y 51.56, Z 30.15
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 13%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #DEB887 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 11.31:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.85:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    11.31:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +68

  • White text on it

    1.85:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −39

  • As text on black

    11.31:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −67

  • As text on white

    1.85:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +34

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #937041 4.53:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.80 to 0.57 reaches 4.53:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #DEB887 11.31:1

    It already reaches 11.31:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #DEB887 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

The studio needs JavaScript.

Scale

Shades and tints of #DEB887

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #DEB887 sits at step 300.

  1. 50#FFF3E4
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.19
  2. 100#FFE7C9
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.52
  3. 200#F3D1A6
    White
    1.45
    Black
    14.48
  4. 300This color#DEB887
    White
    1.85
    Black
    11.31
  5. 400#BF9B6B
    White
    2.58
    Black
    8.11
  6. 500#A37F50
    White
    3.67
    Black
    5.70
  7. 600#8A6739
    White
    5.14
    Black
    4.07
  8. 700#715123
    White
    7.23
    Black
    2.90
  9. 800#56390B
    White
    10.57
    Black
    1.98
  10. 900#3A2300
    White
    14.78
    Black
    1.42
  11. 950#221200
    White
    18.18
    Black
    1.15

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #DEB887 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.168; #DEB887 uses 46% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.196 there: 17% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.078
sRGB edge
0.168
Display P3 edge
0.196
Rec. 2020 edge
0.200
Dominant wavelength
580 nm
Excitation purity
37%
Chromaticity
x 0.3872, y 0.3867
  • This color#DEB887
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFAB12
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.805 0.196 73.4)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #deb887;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.9845 0.6704 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #DEB887

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#EFDCC3
  • OKLab50%#EFDBC3
  • OKLCH50%#EFDBC3

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#6F5C44
  • OKLab50%#554531
  • OKLCH50%#554531

Its complement #9CC3F1

  • sRGB50%#BDBEBC
  • OKLab50%#BFBFBF
  • OKLCH50%#90D0B1
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #deb887, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #deb887 50%, white);

In use

#DEB887 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:111.31:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.85:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.85:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.85:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #937041 4.53:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:111.31:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:110.09:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:110.09:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:110.09:1 Passes

Color vision

How #DEB887 looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 19.8; protanopia changes it least, 8.8.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #C6B984 ΔE2000 8.8

    Noticeable

    Reads as light muted amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #CFC288 ΔE2000 9.1

    Noticeable

    Reads as light muted amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #ECAEAB ΔE2000 19.8

    Distinct

    Reads as light muted red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #BEBEBE ΔE2000 18.5

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #9CC3F1. Their lightness contrast is only 1.01:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#DEB887 · #9CC3F135.6Stays distinct
Protanopia#C6B984 · #B2C4F337.0Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#CFC288 · #A8BCF039.3Stays distinct
Tritanopia#ECAEAB · #81CDD240.1Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE · #C0C0C00.5Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #DEB887

Its complement is #9CC3F1, a light muted blue, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#DEB887
  • Complement#9CC3F1

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#EBAF97
  • Base#DEB887
  • +30°#C8C287

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#DEB887
  • +120°#81CFCD
  • +240°#D1B1E3

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#DEB887
  • +150°#86CBE4
  • +210°#B8B9F0

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-burlywood: #deb887;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        burlywood: '#deb887',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-burlywood: oklch(0.805 0.078 73.4);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "burlywood": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8706, 0.7216, 0.5294],
        "hex": "#deb887"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color burlywood"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let burlywood = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.871, green: 0.722, blue: 0.529, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Burlywood = Color(0xFFDEB887)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #DEB887 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.