Recognised as Colour
#DDCA9B
- #DDCA9B
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DDCA9B is a orange with RGB values 221, 202, 155 and HSL 43°, 49%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DDCA9B#DDCA9B
HEX#DDCA9B
RGBrgb(221, 202, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7922, 0.6078
RGB percentages86.7%, 79.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(42.7, 49.3%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.7, 29.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 29.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,323
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCA9B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#223564
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BAEDD
Analogous#DDA99B, #CFDD9B
Triadic#9BDDCA, #CA9BDD
Split complementary#9BCFDD, #A99BDD
Tetradic#9BDDA9, #9BAEDD, #DD9BCF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G202
B155
Red221 (86.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue42.73°
Saturation (HSL)49.25%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CA · B 9B
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