Recognised as Colour
#DDB499
- #DDB499
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DDB499 is a orange with RGB values 221, 180, 153 and HSL 24°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DDB499#DDB499
HEX#DDB499
RGBrgb(221, 180, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7059, 0.6
RGB percentages86.7%, 70.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(23.8, 50%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.8, 30.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.6%, 30.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,529,689
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB499;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#224B66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99C2DD
Analogous#DD99A0, #DDD699
Triadic#99DDB4, #B499DD
Split complementary#99DDD6, #99A0DD
Tetradic#A0DD99, #99C2DD, #D699DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G180
B153
Red221 (86.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue23.82°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G B4 · B 99
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