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#DD8864 Color

#DD8864 is rgb(221, 136, 100) in RGB, hsl(18, 64%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 55%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Copper (#DA8A67), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD8864
HEX#DD8864
RGBrgb(221, 136, 100)
HSLhsl(18, 64%, 63%)
HSVhsv(18, 55%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 55%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.116 43.5)
LABlab(65.37% 30.79 33.67)
LCHlch(65.37% 45.63 47.56)

What #DD8864 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 #DD8864, 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.

#DD8864 Channel Values

How #DD8864 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 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 64% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 55% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 55% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD8864 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD8864

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD8864; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DD8864

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD8864.

How #DD8864 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#DD8864
Protanopia#9B9B63
Protanomaly#B99464
Deuteranopia#AAAA5F
Deuteranomaly#C19E61
Tritanopia#DF8484
Tritanomaly#DE8679
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD8864 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd8864: #DD8864;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD8864;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd8864': '#DD8864' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.533, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_dd8864">#DD8864</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD8864"

More Orange Colors

#DD8864 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD8864 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD8864?

#DD8864 is a light orange — rgb(221, 136, 100) in RGB and hsl(18, 64%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Copper (#DA8A67), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.58.

What is the RGB value of #DD8864?

#DD8864 is rgb(221, 136, 100) — red 221, green 136, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD8864?

#DD8864 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 55%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD8864 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD8864 scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD8864 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD8864 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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