Information about #DD8E5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#DD8E5C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 142, 92) — 86.7% red, 55.7% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 51 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DD8E5C is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Persian Orange (#D99058). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Raw Sienna (#D68A59) and Whiskey Sour (#D4915D).

The recipe behind #DD8E5C is rgb(221, 142, 92), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DD8E5C: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DD8E5C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DD8E5C color variations

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

#DD8E5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DD8E5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DD8E5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DD8E5C 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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#DD8E5C 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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Nearest named colors to #DD8E5C

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

Persian Orange color link
Persian Orange

#D99058

Raw Sienna color link
Raw Sienna

#D68A59

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Big Foot Feet color link
Big Foot Feet

#E88E5A

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

Pastel Ochre color link
Pastel Ochre

#D69759

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

Roxy color link
Roxy

#DF8850

Jasper Orange color link
Jasper Orange

#DE8F4E

Warm Wood color link
Warm Wood

#CE8D5D

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

#DD8E5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DD8E5C
  • RGB221, 142, 92
  • CMYK0, 31, 51, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 142, 92)
  • HSL23°, 65%, 61%
  • HSL Precise23.256°, 65.482%, 61.373%
  • HSV23°, 58%, 87%
  • HSB23°, 58%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.557, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.557, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.557, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDD8E5C
  • DECIMAL ID14519900
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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