Information about #DDB96A color

#DDB96A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DDB96A belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(221, 185, 106) (86.7% red, 72.5% green, 41.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 14 / 45 / 13 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DDB96A presents itself as a vivid, lively warm orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Essential Cream (#DCB66F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Golden Fleece (#E1BC5F) and Chenin (#DEC371).

The recipe behind #DDB96A is rgb(221, 185, 106), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DDB96A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DDB96A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DDB96A color variations

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

#DDB96A 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 #DDB96A

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

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Rich Caramel color link
Rich Caramel

#EAB563

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDB96A
  • RGB221, 185, 106
  • CMYK0, 14, 45, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 185, 106)
  • HSL41°, 63%, 64%
  • HSL Precise41.217°, 62.842%, 64.118%
  • HSV41°, 52%, 87%
  • HSB41°, 52%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.725, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.725, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.725, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDB96A
  • DECIMAL ID14530922
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01