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#DDB183 Color

#DDB183 is rgb(221, 177, 131) in RGB, hsl(31, 57%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 41%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDB183
HEX#DDB183
RGBrgb(221, 177, 131)
HSLhsl(31, 57%, 69%)
HSVhsv(31, 41%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 41%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.08 67.5)
LABlab(75.44% 12.08 29.95)
LCHlch(75.44% 32.29 68.03)

What #DDB183 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 #DDB183, 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.

#DDB183 Channel Values

How #DDB183 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 177 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 57% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 41% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 41% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDB183 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDB183 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDB183

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDB183; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DDB183

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 #DDB183.

How #DDB183 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#DDB183
Protanopia#B9B983
Protanomaly#C9B683
Deuteranopia#C1C181
Deuteranomaly#CDBB82
Tritanopia#E1ACAC
Tritanomaly#DFAE9D
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDB183 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ddb183: #DDB183;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDB183;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddb183': '#DDB183' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.694, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_ddb183">#DDB183</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDB183"

More Orange Colors

#DDB183 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDB183 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDB183?

#DDB183 is a light orange — rgb(221, 177, 131) in RGB and hsl(31, 57%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.4.

What is the RGB value of #DDB183?

#DDB183 is rgb(221, 177, 131) — red 221, green 177, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDB183?

#DDB183 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 41%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDB183 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDB183 scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDB183 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDB183 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 3.4, which is very hard to tell apart.

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