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#FFDDA3 Color

#FFDDA3 is rgb(255, 221, 163) in RGB, hsl(38, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFDDA3
HEX#FFDDA3
RGBrgb(255, 221, 163)
HSLhsl(38, 100%, 82%)
HSVhsv(38, 36%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.083 80.7)
LABlab(90.00% 6.36 33.11)
LCHlch(90.00% 33.71 79.13)

What #FFDDA3 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 #FFDDA3, 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.

#FFDDA3 Channel Values

How #FFDDA3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 100% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 36% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 36% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFDDA3 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFDDA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFDDA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFDDA3; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FFDDA3

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 #FFDDA3.

How #FFDDA3 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#FFDDA3
Protanopia#E3E3A3
Protanomaly#EFE1A3
Deuteranopia#E9E9A1
Deuteranomaly#F2E4A2
Tritanopia#FFD7D7
Tritanomaly#FFD9C4
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFDDA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffdda3: #FFDDA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFDDA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffdda3': '#FFDDA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.867, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_ffdda3">#FFDDA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFDDA3"

More Orange Colors

#FFDDA3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FFDDA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFDDA3?

#FFDDA3 is a lightest orange — rgb(255, 221, 163) in RGB and hsl(38, 100%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Navajo White (#FFDEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.6.

What is the RGB value of #FFDDA3?

#FFDDA3 is rgb(255, 221, 163) — red 255, green 221, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFDDA3?

#FFDDA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFDDA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFDDA3 scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFDDA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFDDA3 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 4.6, which is very hard to tell apart.

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