Recognised as Colour
#DDC187
- #DDC187
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#DDC187 is a orange with RGB values 221, 193, 135 and HSL 40°, 56%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#DDC187#DDC187
HEX#DDC187
RGBrgb(221, 193, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7569, 0.5294
RGB percentages86.7%, 75.7%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(40.5, 55.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.5, 38.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 38.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,999
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC187;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#223E78
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#87A3DD
Analogous#DD9687, #CEDD87
Triadic#87DDC1, #C187DD
Split complementary#87CEDD, #9687DD
Tetradic#87DD96, #87A3DD, #DD87CE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G193
B135
Red221 (86.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue40.47°
Saturation (HSL)55.84%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C1 · B 87
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