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#FFDD9E Color

#FFDD9E is rgb(255, 221, 158) in RGB, hsl(39, 100%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 38%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFDD9E
HEX#FFDD9E
RGBrgb(255, 221, 158)
HSLhsl(39, 100%, 81%)
HSVhsv(39, 38%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 38%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.088 82.5)
LABlab(89.93% 5.95 35.54)
LCHlch(89.93% 36.04 80.49)

What #FFDD9E 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 #FFDD9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 7.01Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 7.06Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 8.67Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 9.16Moccasin#FFE4B5ΔE 9.29Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 10.12

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

#FFDD9E Channel Values

How #FFDD9E 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 255 · G 221 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 100% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 38% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 38% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFDD9E 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFDD9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFDD9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFDD9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFDD9E
Complementary
#9EC0FF
Analogous
#FFAD9E
Analogous
#F0FF9E
Triadic
#9EFFDD
Triadic
#DD9EFF
Split comp.
#9EF0FF
Split comp.
#AD9EFF

Tints & Shades of #FFDD9E

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

#FFE1A8
#FFE6B8
#FFEAC2
#FFEFD1
#FFF3DB
#FFF8EB

Shades

#FFC966
#FFB62E
#F59F00
#BD7B00
#855600
#4D3200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFDD9E.

How #FFDD9E 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#FFDD9E
Protanopia#E3E39E
Protanomaly#EFE19E
Deuteranopia#E9E99C
Deuteranomaly#F2E49D
Tritanopia#FFD6D6
Tritanomaly#FFD9C2
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFDD9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffdd9e: #FFDD9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFDD9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffdd9e': '#FFDD9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.867, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_ffdd9e">#FFDD9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFDD9E"

More Orange Colors

#FFDD9E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#FFDD9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFDD9E?

#FFDD9E is a lightest orange — rgb(255, 221, 158) in RGB and hsl(39, 100%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #FFDD9E?

#FFDD9E is rgb(255, 221, 158) — red 255, green 221, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFDD9E?

#FFDD9E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 38%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFDD9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFDD9E scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFDD9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFDD9E 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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