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#DD994B Color

#DD994B is rgb(221, 153, 75) in RGB, hsl(32, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 66%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD994B
HEX#DD994B
RGBrgb(221, 153, 75)
HSLhsl(32, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(32, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 66%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.124 67.4)
LABlab(69.00% 20.87 50.56)
LCHlch(69.00% 54.70 67.57)

What #DD994B 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 #DD994B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 6.37Peru#CD853FΔE 7.73Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 7.95Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 7.98Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 8.41Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 8.48

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

#DD994B Channel Values

How #DD994B 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 153 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 66% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD994B 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DD994B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DD994B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD994B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DD994B
Complementary
#4B8FDD
Analogous
#DD504B
Analogous
#D8DD4B
Triadic
#4BDD99
Triadic
#994BDD
Split comp.
#4BD8DD
Split comp.
#504BDD

Tints & Shades of #DD994B

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

#E2A765
#E6B47A
#EBC294
#EFD1AE
#F4DFC7
#F8ECDD

Shades

#D68529
#B87323
#965D1D
#744816
#513310
#33200A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DD994B.

How #DD994B 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#DD994B
Protanopia#A7A74A
Protanomaly#BFA24A
Deuteranopia#B3B345
Deuteranomaly#C5A947
Tritanopia#E19292
Tritanomaly#E0957C
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD994B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd994b: #DD994B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD994B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd994b': '#DD994B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.600, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_dd994b">#DD994B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD994B"

More Orange Colors

#DD994B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DD994B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD994B?

#DD994B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(221, 153, 75) in RGB and hsl(32, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.37.

What is the RGB value of #DD994B?

#DD994B is rgb(221, 153, 75) — red 221, green 153, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD994B?

#DD994B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 66%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD994B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD994B scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD994B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD994B 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 7.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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