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Named color

Burly Wood

Burly Wood is a balanced orange color with HEX #DEB887. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 222, 184, 135, HSL 34, 57%, 70%, warm temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#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

CSS Utilities

--color-burly-wood: #DEB887;
.bg-burly-wood { background-color: #DEB887; }
.text-burly-wood { color: #DEB887; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    57,
    70
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    39,
    13
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  "analogous": [
    "#DE8D87",
    "#D8DE87"
  ],
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    "#B887DE"
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    "#87ADDE",
    "#DE87D8"
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    "#8D87DE"
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    "#CA8E3F"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#F2E3CF",
  "dark": "#CA8E3F",
  "saturated": "#EFBB76",
  "desaturated": "#CDB698",
  "pastel": "#F8F3ED",
  "neon": "#FFCE8F"
}
Pairings
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    "#F2E3CF"
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    "#F2E3CF",
    "#CDB698"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Burly Wood Color

Burly Wood sits in the orange family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Burly Wood is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Burly Wood accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #DEB887.Burly Wood CSS utilitiesUse Burly Wood in CSS variables and utility classes.#DEB887 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Burly Wood paletteOpen the generated palette based on Burly Wood.Burly Wood harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

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
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Pale Gold#E6BE8A
Tan#D2B48C
Champagne Gold#D6B971
Ecru#C2B280
Sand#C2B280

Color Harmonies

#87ADDE#87ADDE
#DE8D87#DE8D87
#D8DE87#D8DE87
#87DEB8#87DEB8
#B887DE#B887DE
Open full Burly Wood harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

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

Pairings

Black#000000
#87ADDE#87ADDE
#DE8D87#DE8D87
#D8DE87#D8DE87
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5