Information about #DD9C2C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#DD9C2C is a strongly colored warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Buttercup (#DA9429). Slightly further away sit Warm Gold (#DAA428) and Candlelight (#E09D37).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(221, 156, 44)), which gives #DD9C2C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DD9C2C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#DD9C2C color variations
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#DD9C2C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DD9C2C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DD9C2C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DD9C2C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DD9C2C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DD9C2C color
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Nearest named colors to #DD9C2C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DA9429
#DAA428
#E09D37
#D8A723
#DAA520
#E69B3A
#CE9732
#D7991C
#EAA221
#D19033
#E4943D
#E1AD21
#DD9C2C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DD9C2C
- RGB221, 156, 44
- CMYK0, 25, 69, 13
- CSSrgb(221, 156, 44)
- HSL38°, 72%, 52%
- HSL Precise37.966°, 72.245%, 51.961%
- HSV38°, 80%, 87%
- HSB38°, 80%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
- GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.612, 0.173)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.612, 0.173, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.612, 0.173)
- Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDDD9C2C
- DECIMAL ID14523436
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
