#DD6503 Color

#DD6503 is rgb(221, 101, 3) in RGB, hsl(27, 97%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 99%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Orange (#DA680F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD6503

HEX#DD6503

RGBrgb(221, 101, 3)

HSLhsl(27, 97%, 44%)

HSVhsv(27, 99%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 99%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.173 48.7)

LABlab(57.48% 45.12 65.75)

LCHlch(57.48% 79.74 55.54)

What #DD6503 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 #DD6503, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 3.52 Tenné (Tawny)#CD5700ΔE 6.32 Spanish Orange#E86100ΔE 6.38 Burnt Orange#CC5500ΔE 7 Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 7.11 Traffic Orange#E15501ΔE 8.76

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

#DD6503 Channel Values

How #DD6503 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 221 · G 101 · B 3	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 27° · S 97% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 27° · S 99% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 54% · Y 99% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.54:1 vs white · 5.94:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD6503 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 text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD6503

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD6503; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DD6503

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

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How #DD6503 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#DD6503

Protanopia#848400

Protanomaly#AF7900

Deuteranopia#9B9B00

Deuteranomaly#B98800

Tritanopia#DF5F5F

Tritanomaly#DE614A

Achromatopsia#888888

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Using #DD6503 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd6503: #DD6503;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD6503;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd6503': '#DD6503' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.396, blue: 0.012)

Android XML<color name="color_dd6503">#DD6503</color>

SVG fillfill="#DD6503"

More Brown Colors

#DD6503 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#DD6503 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD6503?

#DD6503 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(221, 101, 3) in RGB and hsl(27, 97%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Orange (#DA680F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #DD6503?

#DD6503 is rgb(221, 101, 3) — red 221, green 101, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD6503?

#DD6503 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 99%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD6503 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD6503 scores 3.54:1 against white and 5.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD6503 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD6503 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 10.13, which is visibly different.

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