Information about #DD8C36 color

#DD8C36 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DD8C36 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 140, 54) — 86.7% red, 54.9% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 65 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DD8C36 is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rustic Orange (#D78C3D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dull Orange (#D8863B) and California (#E98C3A).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 140, 54) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD8C36: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #DD8C36 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DD8C36 color variations

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

#DD8C36 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DD8C36 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DD8C36 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DD8C36 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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#DD8C36 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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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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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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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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#DD36DA
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Nearest named colors to #DD8C36

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

Rustic Orange color link
Rustic Orange

#D78C3D

Dull Orange color link
Dull Orange

#D8863B

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Party Animal color link
Party Animal

#DB9241

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Tree Poppy color link
Tree Poppy

#E2813B

West Side color link
West Side

#E5823A

Flashback color link
Flashback

#DF803E

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Fire Bush color link
Fire Bush

#E09842

Candlelight color link
Candlelight

#E09D37

#DD8C36 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD8C36
  • RGB221, 140, 54
  • CMYK0, 32, 65, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 140, 54)
  • HSL31°, 71%, 54%
  • HSL Precise30.898°, 71.064%, 53.922%
  • HSV31°, 76%, 87%
  • HSB31°, 76%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.549, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.549, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.549, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDD8C36
  • DECIMAL ID14519350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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