#dd9e50

Color #dd9e50

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#dd9e50

RGB

rgb(221, 158, 80)

HSL

hsl(33.2, 67.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(33.2, 63.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.5%, 63.8%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.76, 15.66, 49.14)

LCH

lch(69.76, 51.57, 72.32)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.1207, 69.88)

HWB

hwb(33.2, 31.4%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#508fdd

Analogous

#dd5750

#dd9e50

#d5dd50

Triadic

#dd9e50

#50dd9e

#9e50dd

Split-complementary

#dd9e50

#50d5dd

#5750dd

Tetradic

#dd9e50

#8fdd50

#508fdd

#9e50dd

Square

#dd9e50

#50dd57

#508fdd

#dd50d5

Shades

Color #dd9e50 mixed toward black.

#d28629

#a86c21

#7e5118

#543610

#2a1b08

Tints

Color #dd9e50 mixed toward white.

#e3ae6d

#e8be8a

#eecea7

#f4dfc5

#f9efe2

Tones

Color #dd9e50 mixed toward gray.

#d19d5c

#c59b67

#ba9a73

#ae997f

#a2988b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c46a · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#c8cd6f · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#da7a7d · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dd9e50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dd9e50]

Related colors

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Burlywood #deb887

Bisque #ffe4c4

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Navajo White #ffdead

Frequently asked questions

#dd9e50 (#dd9e50) is rgb(221, 158, 80) in RGB.

No, #dd9e50 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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