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#DD9964 Color

#DD9964 is rgb(221, 153, 100) in RGB, hsl(26, 64%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 55%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Orange (#D99058), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DD9964
HEX#DD9964
RGBrgb(221, 153, 100)
HSLhsl(26, 64%, 63%)
HSVhsv(26, 55%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 55%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.107 58.1)
LABlab(69.25% 22.14 38.42)
LCHlch(69.25% 44.34 60.05)

What #DD9964 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 #DD9964, 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.

#DD9964 Channel Values

How #DD9964 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 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 64% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 55% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 55% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DD9964 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DD9964

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DD9964; 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 #DD9964

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 #DD9964.

How #DD9964 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#DD9964
Protanopia#A7A763
Protanomaly#BFA264
Deuteranopia#B3B360
Deuteranomaly#C5A961
Tritanopia#E09494
Tritanomaly#DF9683
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DD9964 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dd9964: #DD9964;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DD9964;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dd9964': '#DD9964' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.600, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_dd9964">#DD9964</color>
SVG fillfill="#DD9964"

More Orange Colors

#DD9964 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DD9964 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DD9964?

#DD9964 is a light orange — rgb(221, 153, 100) in RGB and hsl(26, 64%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Orange (#D99058), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #DD9964?

#DD9964 is rgb(221, 153, 100) — red 221, green 153, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DD9964?

#DD9964 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 55%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DD9964 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DD9964 scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DD9964 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DD9964 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 10.98, which is visibly different.

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