What color is #DD9933?

#DD9933 is a moderate orange known as Lion King. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lion King?

The RGB value is 221, 153, 51: 221 red, 153 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lion King?

The complementary color is #3377DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DD9933?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lion King color: hex code #DD9933

#DD9933 rgb(221, 153, 51)

Shades of orange

Lion King has the hex code #DD9933. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 60% green and 20% blue (221, 153, 51).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 77% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

Lion King (#DD9933) color codes

HEX	`#DD9933`
RGB	`rgb(221, 153, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 60%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 71%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 77%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 77%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.31, 16.85, 60.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.31, 62.73, 74.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.811, 38.397, 8.341)`
Decimal	`14522675`
Short hex	`#D93`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lion King, 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 #DD9933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DD9933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #DD9933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dd9933; }
.text { color: #dd9933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd9933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 153 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dd9933, #ccdd33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #DD9933 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DD9933?: #DD9933 is a moderate orange known as Lion King. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lion King?: The RGB value is 221, 153, 51: 221 red, 153 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lion King?: The complementary color is #3377DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DD9933?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.