#ddc999

Color #ddc999

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class orange-200 #ffd6a7 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#ddc999

RGB

rgb(221, 201, 153)

HSL

hsl(42.4, 50%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.4, 30.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 30.8%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(81.54, -0.12, 26.58)

LCH

lch(81.54, 26.58, 90.26)

OKLCH

oklch(84.1%, 0.0669, 88.03)

HWB

hwb(42.4, 60%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99addd

Analogous

#dda799

#ddc999

#cfdd99

Triadic

#ddc999

#99ddc9

#c999dd

Split-complementary

#ddc999

#99cfdd

#a799dd

Tetradic

#ddc999

#addd99

#99addd

#c999dd

Square

#ddc999

#99dda7

#99addd

#dd99cf

Shades

Color #ddc999 mixed toward black.

#cdb06a

#bb963e

#8c712f

#5d4b1f

#2f2610

Tints

Color #ddc999 mixed toward white.

#e3d2aa

#e8dbbb

#eee4cc

#f4eddd

#f9f6ee

Tones

Color #ddc999 mixed toward gray.

#d7c79f

#d2c4a4

#ccc2aa

#c6c0b0

#c1bdb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d4a6 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#d6d7a9 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#dcb0b2 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ddc999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddc999]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ddc999 (#ddc999) is rgb(221, 201, 153) in RGB.

No, #ddc999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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