Palettes / Colors / #DAAA77

#DAAA77 — Light Orange

#DAAA77 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DAAA77 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DAAA77 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #77A7DA; it also sits naturally between #DA7977 and #D8DA77. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 67% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 45% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DAAA77

.text { color: #DAAA77; }
.background { background-color: #DAAA77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAA77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 170, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAA77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 170, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAA77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 170, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAAA77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAA77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #77A7DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAAA77: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAA77

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DAAA77 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAAA77 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAAA76  ·  #DAAA78 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAA77?

#DAAA77 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 218, 170, 119). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAA77?

#DAAA77 is RGB 218, 170, 119 — HSL 31°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 45%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAAA77?

Its complement is #77A7DA; analogous partners are #DA7977 and #D8DA77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAA77 for text?

Black text on #DAAA77 has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.