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#DD490E Color

#DD490E is rgb(221, 73, 14) in RGB, hsl(17, 88%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 94%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Soda (#E74E14), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD490E
HEX#DD490E
RGBrgb(221, 73, 14)
HSLhsl(17, 88%, 46%)
HSVhsv(17, 94%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 94%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.194 37.9)
LABlab(52.83% 57.10 61.11)
LCHlch(52.83% 83.64 46.94)

What #DD490E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DD490E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DD490E Channel Values

How #DD490E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 221 · G 73 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 88% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 94% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 94% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD490E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD490E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD490E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DD490E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD490E.

How #DD490E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DD490E
Protanopia#757505
Protanomaly#A96609
Deuteranopia#919100
Deuteranomaly#B57B00
Tritanopia#DE4545
Tritanomaly#DE4636
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD490E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dd490e: #DD490E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD490E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd490e': '#DD490E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.286, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_dd490e">#DD490E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD490E"

More Orange Colors

#DD490E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD490E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD490E?

#DD490E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(221, 73, 14) in RGB and hsl(17, 88%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Soda (#E74E14), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.05.

What is the RGB value of #DD490E?

#DD490E is rgb(221, 73, 14) — red 221, green 73, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD490E?

#DD490E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 94%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD490E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD490E scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD490E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD490E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 16.55, which is visibly different.

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