Information about #DD8B5F color

#DD8B5F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DD8B5F falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 139, 95) — 86.7% red, 54.5% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 49 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DD8B5F is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Raw Sienna (#D68A59). Slightly further away sit Persian Orange (#D99058) and Whiskey Sour (#D4915D).

The recipe behind #DD8B5F is rgb(221, 139, 95), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD8B5F: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DD8B5F color variations

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

#DD8B5F 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DD8B5F

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

Raw Sienna color link
Raw Sienna

#D68A59

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Dark Peach color link
Dark Peach

#DE7E5D

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

Pastel Ochre color link
Pastel Ochre

#D69759

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Roxy color link
Roxy

#DF8850

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD8B5F
  • RGB221, 139, 95
  • CMYK0, 32, 49, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 139, 95)
  • HSL21°, 65%, 62%
  • HSL Precise20.952°, 64.948%, 61.961%
  • HSV21°, 57%, 87%
  • HSB21°, 57%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.545, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.545, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.545, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDD8B5F
  • DECIMAL ID14519135
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01