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Named color

Burly Wood

Burly Wood color #DEB887: RGB 222, 184, 135 and HSL 34°, 57%, 70%. Explore its warm orange profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#DEB887 orange warm balanced
HEX #DEB887
RGB rgb(222, 184, 135)
HSL hsl(34 57% 70%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 39, 13)
Luminance 0.5156
Contrast Black 11.31:1White 1.86:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-burly-wood: #DEB887;
.bg-burly-wood { background-color: #DEB887; }
.text-burly-wood { color: #DEB887; }
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Color meaning and use

About Burly Wood Color

Burly Wood uses HEX #DEB887, RGB 222, 184, 135, and HSL 34°, 57%, 70%. The dataset classifies it in the orange family with warm temperature and balanced visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.5156; black contrast is 11.31:1 and white contrast is 1.86:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Burly Wood against black and white text.

Black text11.31:1AA Pass
White text1.86:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
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Burly Wood Color Reference Infographic

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Color Harmonies

#87ADDE#87ADDE#DE8D87#DE8D87#D8DE87#D8DE87#87DEB8#87DEB8#B887DE#B887DE
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Variants

#F2E3CF#F2E3CF#CA8E3F#CA8E3F#EFBB76#EFBB76#CDB698#CDB698#F8F3ED#F8F3ED#FFCE8F#FFCE8F

Pairings

Black#000000#87ADDE#87ADDE#DE8D87#DE8D87#D8DE87#D8DE87Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5156
Black text11.31:1AA Pass
White text1.86:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#DEB887",
  "rgb": [
    222,
    184,
    135
  ],
  "hsl": [
    34,
    57,
    70
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    17,
    39,
    13
  ],
  "luminance": 0.5156,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 11.31,
    "white": 1.86
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#87ADDE",
  "analogous": [
    "#DE8D87",
    "#D8DE87"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#87DEB8",
    "#B887DE"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#87DE8D",
    "#87ADDE",
    "#DE87D8"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#87D8DE",
    "#8D87DE"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#F2E3CF",
    "#DEB887",
    "#CA8E3F"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#F2E3CF",
  "dark": "#CA8E3F",
  "saturated": "#EFBB76",
  "desaturated": "#CDB698",
  "pastel": "#F8F3ED",
  "neon": "#FFCE8F"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#87ADDE",
    "#DE8D87",
    "#D8DE87"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#CDB698",
    "#F2E3CF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#F2E3CF",
    "#CDB698"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "pale-gold",
    "tan",
    "champagne-gold",
    "ecru",
    "sand"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "burly-wood"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "burly-wood-vs-pale-gold",
    "burly-wood-vs-tan"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/burly-wood",
    "/wcag/burly-wood",
    "/css/colors/burly-wood",
    "/hex/deb887",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/tan",
      "/colors/champagne-gold",
      "/colors/ecru",
      "/colors/sand",
      "/compare/burly-wood-vs-pale-gold",
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      "/harmonies/burly-wood",
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      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "burly-wood",
  "name": "Burly Wood",
  "cssName": "burlywood",
  "hex": "#DEB887",
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "burlywood"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "orange",
    "warm",
    "balanced",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 63,
  "rgb": [
    222,
    184,
    135
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    57,
    70
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    17,
    39,
    13
  ],
  "luminance": 0.5156,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 11.31,
    "white": 1.86
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#87ADDE",
    "analogous": [
      "#DE8D87",
      "#D8DE87"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#87DEB8",
      "#B887DE"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#87DE8D",
      "#87ADDE",
      "#DE87D8"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#87D8DE",
      "#8D87DE"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#F2E3CF",
      "#DEB887",
      "#CA8E3F"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#F2E3CF",
    "dark": "#CA8E3F",
    "saturated": "#EFBB76",
    "desaturated": "#CDB698",
    "pastel": "#F8F3ED",
    "neon": "#FFCE8F"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-burly-wood: #DEB887;",
    "utility": ".bg-burly-wood { background-color: #DEB887; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-burly-wood { color: #DEB887; }"
  },
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    "ecru",
    "sand"
  ],
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    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
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    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/tan",
      "/colors/champagne-gold",
      "/colors/ecru",
      "/colors/sand",
      "/compare/burly-wood-vs-pale-gold",
      "/compare/burly-wood-vs-tan",
      "/harmonies/burly-wood",
      "/wcag/burly-wood",
      "/css/colors/burly-wood",
      "/hex/deb887",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#87ADDE",
      "#DE8D87",
      "#D8DE87"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#CDB698",
      "#F2E3CF"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#F2E3CF",
      "#CDB698"
    ]
  }
}
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