#DEB887Burlywood is a moderately saturated, light warm orange (#DEB887).
Burlywood reads as a moderately saturated orange with a warm temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with enthusiasm, friendliness and affordability, which makes burlywood a natural fit for playful brands, food products and secondary calls to action.
Burlywood is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on burlywood hits 11.31:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.86:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of burlywood sits at 214° — #87ADDE, close to lightskyblue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same warm temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for burlywood in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from burlywood's position on the color wheel (hue 34°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix burlywood toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how burlywood performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Burlywood | 1.86:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Burlywood | 11.31:1 | AAA | AAA |
#CECD93#D0D396#DC9C9ECopy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword burlywood directly.
:root {
--burlywood: #DEB887;
--burlywood-rgb: 222, 184, 135;
--burlywood-tint: #EDD8BD;
--burlywood-shade: #7A654A;
}
.btn-burlywood {
background: var(--burlywood);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'burlywood': {
DEFAULT: '#DEB887',
light: '#EDD8BD',
dark: '#7A654A',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.