Colour
#DDAA22
- #DDAA22
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDAA22 is a orange with RGB values 221, 170, 34 and HSL 44°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDAA22#DDAA22
HEX#DDAA22
HEX (short)#DA2
RGBrgb(221, 170, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6667, 0.1333
RGB percentages86.7%, 66.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(43.6, 73.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.6, 84.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 23.1%, 84.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,527,010
CSS custom property--colour: #DDAA22;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#2255DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2255DD
Analogous#DD4C22, #B3DD22
Triadic#22DDAA, #AA22DD
Split complementary#22B3DD, #4D22DD
Tetradic#22DD4C, #2255DD, #DD22B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G170
B34
Red221 (86.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue43.64°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G AA · B 22
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