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#DDBBA7 Color

#DDBBA7 is rgb(221, 187, 167) in RGB, hsl(22, 44%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDBBA7
HEX#DDBBA7
RGBrgb(221, 187, 167)
HSLhsl(22, 44%, 76%)
HSVhsv(22, 24%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.048 52.3)
LABlab(78.49% 10.35 14.93)
LCHlch(78.49% 18.17 55.29)

What #DDBBA7 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 #DDBBA7, 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.

#DDBBA7 Channel Values

How #DDBBA7 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 187 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 44% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 24% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 24% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDBBA7 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDBBA7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDBBA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDBBA7; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DDBBA7

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 #DDBBA7.

How #DDBBA7 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#DDBBA7
Protanopia#C1C1A7
Protanomaly#CDBFA7
Deuteranopia#C7C7A6
Deuteranomaly#D0C2A6
Tritanopia#DFB9B9
Tritanomaly#DEBAB2
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDBBA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ddbba7: #DDBBA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDBBA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddbba7': '#DDBBA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.733, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_ddbba7">#DDBBA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDBBA7"

More Orange Colors

#DDBBA7 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDBBA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDBBA7?

#DDBBA7 is a light orange — rgb(221, 187, 167) in RGB and hsl(22, 44%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #DDBBA7?

#DDBBA7 is rgb(221, 187, 167) — red 221, green 187, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDBBA7?

#DDBBA7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDBBA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDBBA7 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDBBA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDBBA7 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.83, which is visibly different.

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