Palettes / Colors / #DAB577

#DAB577 — Light Orange

#DAB577 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 #DAB577 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.

#DAB577 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 #779BDA; it also sits naturally between #DA8477 and #CDDA77. 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 71% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 45% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAB577

.text { color: #DAB577; }
.background { background-color: #DAB577; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAB577; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 181, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 57%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAB577; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 181, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAB577; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 181, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAB577">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAB577">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAB577

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #779BDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAB577: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAB577

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 #DAB577 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 #DAB577 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAB577?

#DAB577 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 218, 181, 119). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAB577?

#DAB577 is RGB 218, 181, 119 — HSL 38°, 57%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 45%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAB577?

Its complement is #779BDA; analogous partners are #DA8477 and #CDDA77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAB577 for text?

Black text on #DAB577 has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.