Information about #DDCDA0 color

#DDCDA0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DDCDA0 falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 205, 160) — 86.7% red, 80.4% green, 62.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 24 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DDCDA0 reads as a confidently colored orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Putty (#E0CB9F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soft Beige (#DDC7A0) and Haystack (#DEC7A1).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 205, 160) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. No one has named #DDCDA0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DDCDA0 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DDCDA0 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DDCDA0

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Beige color link
Soft Beige

#DDC7A0

Haystack color link
Haystack

#DEC7A1

Raffia color link
Raffia

#DCC6A0

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

Blank Canvas color link
Blank Canvas

#DDC7A5

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Cocoon color link
Cocoon

#DAC39F

Honey Beige color link
Honey Beige

#DBC49B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDCDA0
  • RGB221, 205, 160
  • CMYK0, 6, 24, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 205, 160)
  • HSL44°, 47%, 75%
  • HSL Precise44.262°, 47.287%, 74.706%
  • HSV44°, 28%, 87%
  • HSB44°, 28%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.804, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.804, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.804, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDCDA0
  • DECIMAL ID14536096
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01