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#DD882C Color

#DD882C is rgb(221, 136, 44) in RGB, hsl(31, 72%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 80%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiger's Eye (#E08D3C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD882C
HEX#DD882C
RGBrgb(221, 136, 44)
HSLhsl(31, 72%, 52%)
HSVhsv(31, 80%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 80%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.144 62.6)
LABlab(64.88% 28.51 59.87)
LCHlch(64.88% 66.32 64.53)

What #DD882C 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 #DD882C, 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.

#DD882C Channel Values

How #DD882C 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 136 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 72% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 80% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 80% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD882C 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD882C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD882C; 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 #DD882C

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 #DD882C.

How #DD882C 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#DD882C
Protanopia#9B9B2A
Protanomaly#B9942B
Deuteranopia#AAAA1C
Deuteranomaly#C19E23
Tritanopia#E18181
Tritanomaly#DF8469
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD882C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd882c: #DD882C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD882C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd882c': '#DD882C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.533, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_dd882c">#DD882C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD882C"

More Orange Colors

#DD882C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD882C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD882C?

#DD882C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(221, 136, 44) in RGB and hsl(31, 72%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiger's Eye (#E08D3C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #DD882C?

#DD882C is rgb(221, 136, 44) — red 221, green 136, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD882C?

#DD882C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 80%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD882C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD882C scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD882C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD882C 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 12.61, which is visibly different.

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