Information about #DDAD64 color

#DDAD64 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DDAD64 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 173, 100) — 86.7% red, 67.8% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 47 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored warm orange, #DDAD64 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Equator (#DAB160). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Bronze (#DAAA5E) and Earth Yellow (#E1A95F).

The recipe behind #DDAD64 is rgb(221, 173, 100), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DDAD64 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #DDAD64 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DDAD64 color variations

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

#DDAD64 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 #DDAD64

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

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Rich Caramel color link
Rich Caramel

#EAB563

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDAD64
  • RGB221, 173, 100
  • CMYK0, 19, 47, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 173, 100)
  • HSL36°, 64%, 63%
  • HSL Precise36.198°, 64.021%, 62.941%
  • HSV36°, 55%, 87%
  • HSB36°, 55%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.678, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.678, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.678, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDAD64
  • DECIMAL ID14527844
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01