Recognised as Colour
#DDC39C
- #DDC39C
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DDC39C is a orange with RGB values 221, 195, 156 and HSL 36°, 49%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DDC39C#DDC39C
HEX#DDC39C
RGBrgb(221, 195, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7647, 0.6118
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(36, 48.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36, 29.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 29.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,532
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC39C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#223C63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CB6DD
Analogous#DDA39C, #D7DD9C
Triadic#9CDDC3, #C39CDD
Split complementary#9CD7DD, #A39CDD
Tetradic#9CDDA3, #9CB6DD, #DD9CD7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G195
B156
Red221 (86.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue36°
Saturation (HSL)48.87%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C3 · B 9C
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