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#DD854B Color

#DD854B is rgb(221, 133, 75) in RGB, hsl(24, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 66%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD854B
HEX#DD854B
RGBrgb(221, 133, 75)
HSLhsl(24, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(24, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 66%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.131 52.4)
LABlab(64.43% 31.05 45.62)
LCHlch(64.43% 55.18 55.76)

What #DD854B 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 #DD854B, 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.

#DD854B Channel Values

How #DD854B 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 133 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 66% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.79:1 vs white · 7.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD854B 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 text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD854B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD854B; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DD854B

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 #DD854B.

How #DD854B 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#DD854B
Protanopia#99994A
Protanomaly#B8914A
Deuteranopia#A9A943
Deuteranomaly#C09C47
Tritanopia#E07F7F
Tritanomaly#DF826E
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD854B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd854b: #DD854B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD854B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd854b': '#DD854B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.522, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_dd854b">#DD854B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD854B"

More Orange Colors

#DD854B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD854B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD854B?

#DD854B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(221, 133, 75) in RGB and hsl(24, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.78.

What is the RGB value of #DD854B?

#DD854B is rgb(221, 133, 75) — red 221, green 133, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD854B?

#DD854B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 66%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD854B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD854B scores 2.79:1 against white and 7.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD854B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD854B 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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