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#DDAA4B Color

#DDAA4B is rgb(221, 170, 75) in RGB, hsl(39, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 66%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sunray (#E3AB57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDAA4B
HEX#DDAA4B
RGBrgb(221, 170, 75)
HSLhsl(39, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(39, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 66%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.126 80.4)
LABlab(73.11% 12.22 54.88)
LCHlch(73.11% 56.23 77.45)

What #DDAA4B 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 #DDAA4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 5.02Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 6.46Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 7.15Lanzones#E0BC5BΔE 8.77Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 9.39Maximum Yellow Red#F2BA49ΔE 10.04

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

#DDAA4B Channel Values

How #DDAA4B 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 170 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 66% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDAA4B 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDAA4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDAA4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDAA4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DDAA4B
Complementary
#4B7EDD
Analogous
#DD614B
Analogous
#C7DD4B
Triadic
#4BDDAA
Triadic
#AA4BDD
Split comp.
#4BC7DD
Split comp.
#614BDD

Tints & Shades of #DDAA4B

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

#E2B665
#E6C07A
#EBCC94
#EFD8AE
#F4E5C7
#F8EFDD

Shades

#D69A29
#B88423
#966B1D
#745316
#513A10
#33250A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DDAA4B.

How #DDAA4B 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#DDAA4B
Protanopia#B4B44A
Protanomaly#C6B04B
Deuteranopia#BDBD46
Deuteranomaly#CBB648
Tritanopia#E3A2A2
Tritanomaly#E0A588
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDAA4B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ddaa4b: #DDAA4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDAA4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddaa4b': '#DDAA4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.667, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_ddaa4b">#DDAA4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDAA4B"

More Orange Colors

#DDAA4B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#DDAA4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDAA4B?

#DDAA4B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(221, 170, 75) in RGB and hsl(39, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sunray (#E3AB57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #DDAA4B?

#DDAA4B is rgb(221, 170, 75) — red 221, green 170, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDAA4B?

#DDAA4B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 66%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDAA4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDAA4B scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDAA4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDAA4B 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 13.92, which is visibly different.

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