burlywood — #DEB887
#DEB887
rgb(222, 184, 135) · hsl(34, 57%, 70%) · CSS keyword burlywood
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| burlywood on white | 1.86:1 | — | — |
| burlywood on black | 11.31:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, burlywood takes black text: 11.31:1 against 1.86:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: burlywood;
color: #deb887;
color: rgb(222 184 135);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to burlywood
- tan — #D2B48C
- darkkhaki — #BDB76B
- sandybrown — #F4A460
- silver — #C0C0C0
- lightsalmon — #FFA07A
- lightpink — #FFB6C1
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for burlywood?
The hex code for burlywood is #DEB887 — RGB 222, 184, 135.
Can I use burlywood for text?
Not on a white background. burlywood reaches only 1.86:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on burlywood be black or white?
Black — 11.31:1 against 1.86:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- cadetblue — #5F9EA0
- chartreuse — #7FFF00
- chocolate — #D2691E
- coral — #FF7F50
- cornflowerblue — #6495ED
- cornsilk — #FFF8DC
- crimson — #DC143C
- cyan — #00FFFF
- darkblue — #00008B
- darkcyan — #008B8B
- darkgoldenrod — #B8860B
- darkgray — #A9A9A9
#DEB887 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference