Information about #DD8740 color

#DD8740 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DD8740 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(221, 135, 64) (86.7% red, 52.9% green, 25.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 34 / 62 / 13 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored warm orange, #DD8740 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dull Orange (#D8863B). Slightly further away sit Flashback (#DF803E) and Rustic Orange (#D78C3D).

The recipe behind #DD8740 is rgb(221, 135, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD8740: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DD8740 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DD8740 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DD8740 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DD8740 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DD8740 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B6DD40

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#DDC540

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#DD4840

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#DD4077

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#DD8740 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#4048DD
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#40DDD5
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#40DD87
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#8740DD
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#97DD40
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#48DD40
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#4097DD
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#D540DD
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Nearest named colors to #DD8740

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dull Orange color link
Dull Orange

#D8863B

Flashback color link
Flashback

#DF803E

Rustic Orange color link
Rustic Orange

#D78C3D

Tree Poppy color link
Tree Poppy

#E2813B

West Side color link
West Side

#E5823A

Party Animal color link
Party Animal

#DB9241

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

Orange Ochre color link
Orange Ochre

#DC793A

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Jasper Orange color link
Jasper Orange

#DE8F4E

Roxy color link
Roxy

#DF8850

#DD8740 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD8740
  • RGB221, 135, 64
  • CMYK0, 34, 62, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 135, 64)
  • HSL27°, 70%, 56%
  • HSL Precise27.134°, 69.778%, 55.882%
  • HSV27°, 71%, 87%
  • HSB27°, 71%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.529, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.529, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.529, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDD8740
  • DECIMAL ID14518080
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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