Burlywood is the CSS named color #DEB887 — rgb(222, 184, 135), hsl(34, 57%, 70%). Its relative luminance is 0.516, giving 1.86:1 against white and 11.31:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #DEB887 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 184, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 57%, 70%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.5156 |
| Contrast on white | 1.86:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 11.31:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing burlywood toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
burlywood is #DEB887, which is rgb(222, 184, 135) and hsl(34, 57%, 70%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Burlywood has a relative luminance of 0.516 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.86:1; against black, 11.31:1.
burlywood reaches 11.31:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.