What color is #DDAA33?

#DDAA33 is a moderate orange known as Currywurst. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Currywurst?

The RGB value is 221, 170, 51: 221 red, 170 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Currywurst?

The complementary color is #3366DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDAA33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Currywurst color: hex code #DDAA33

#DDAA33 rgb(221, 170, 51)

Shades of orange

Currywurst has the hex code #DDAA33. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 66.7% green and 20% blue (221, 170, 51).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 77% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

Currywurst (#DDAA33) color codes

HEX	`#DDAA33`
RGB	`rgb(221, 170, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 66.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 71%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 77%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 77%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, 7.76, 64.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 64.81, 83.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.794, 44.364, 9.335)`
Decimal	`14527027`
Short hex	`#DA3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Currywurst, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DDAA33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDAA33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DDAA33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddaa33; }
.text { color: #ddaa33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddaa33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 170 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddaa33, #bbdd33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DDAA33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDAA33?: #DDAA33 is a moderate orange known as Currywurst. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Currywurst?: The RGB value is 221, 170, 51: 221 red, 170 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Currywurst?: The complementary color is #3366DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDAA33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.