#dd9d00

Color #dd9d00

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 6.98 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#dd9d00

RGB

rgb(221, 157, 0)

HSL

hsl(42.6, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.6, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29%, 100%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.1, 13.64, 73.18)

LCH

lch(69.1, 74.44, 79.44)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.1532, 79.36)

HWB

hwb(42.6, 0%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0040dd

Analogous

#dd2e00

#dd9d00

#aedd00

Triadic

#dd9d00

#00dd9d

#9d00dd

Split-complementary

#dd9d00

#00aedd

#2e00dd

Tetradic

#dd9d00

#40dd00

#0040dd

#9d00dd

Square

#dd9d00

#00dd2e

#0040dd

#dd00ae

Shades

Color #dd9d00 mixed toward black.

#b88300

#936900

#6e4e00

#4a3400

#251a00

Tints

Color #dd9d00 mixed toward white.

#ffb90e

#ffc73e

#ffd56e

#ffe39f

#fff1cf

Tones

Color #dd9d00 mixed toward gray.

#ca9512

#b88d25

#a68637

#937e4a

#81765c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c451 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#c8cd5a · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#da6b6f · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 27.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dd9d00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dd9d00]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#dd9d00 (#dd9d00) is rgb(221, 157, 0) in RGB.

No, #dd9d00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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