Recognised as Colour
#DDC8AA
- #DDC8AA
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#DDC8AA is a orange with RGB values 221, 200, 170 and HSL 35°, 43%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#DDC8AA#DDC8AA
HEX#DDC8AA
RGBrgb(221, 200, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7843, 0.6667
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(35.3, 42.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.3, 23.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 23.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,826
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC8AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#223755
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AABFDD
Analogous#DDAEAA, #D9DDAA
Triadic#AADDC8, #C8AADD
Split complementary#AAD9DD, #AEAADD
Tetradic#AADDAE, #AABFDD, #DDAAD9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G200
B170
Red221 (86.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue35.29°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C8 · B AA
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