#dd8c0a

Color #dd8c0a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 13.99 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#dd8c0a

RGB

rgb(221, 140, 10)

HSL

hsl(37, 91.3%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37, 95.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 95.5%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(65.08, 22.85, 69.09)

LCH

lch(65.08, 72.77, 71.7)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1525, 68.78)

HWB

hwb(37, 3.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0a5bdd

Analogous

#dd230a

#dd8c0a

#c4dd0a

Triadic

#dd8c0a

#0add8c

#8c0add

Split-complementary

#dd8c0a

#0ac4dd

#230add

Tetradic

#dd8c0a

#5bdd0a

#0a5bdd

#8c0add

Square

#dd8c0a

#0add23

#0a5bdd

#dd0ac4

Shades

Color #dd8c0a mixed toward black.

#b87508

#935d07

#6e4605

#4a2f03

#251702

Tints

Color #dd8c0a mixed toward white.

#f5a421

#f7b64d

#f9c87a

#fbdaa6

#fdedd3

Tones

Color #dd8c0a mixed toward gray.

#cb881c

#ba842d

#a8803f

#977c50

#857862

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbf49 · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#c4c950 · ΔE 26.9

Tritanopia

#da5f64 · ΔE 32.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 27.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dd8c0a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dd8c0a]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Navajo White #ffdead

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#dd8c0a (#dd8c0a) is rgb(221, 140, 10) in RGB.

No, #dd8c0a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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