What color is #DDAA88?

#DDAA88 is a light, moderate orange known as Lunatic Lynx. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lunatic Lynx?

The RGB value is 221, 170, 136: 221 red, 170 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lunatic Lynx?

The complementary color is #88BBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDAA88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lunatic Lynx color: hex code #DDAA88

#DDAA88 rgb(221, 170, 136)

Shades of orange

Lunatic Lynx has the hex code #DDAA88. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 66.7% green and 53.3% blue (221, 170, 136).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 56% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 38% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

Lunatic Lynx (#DDAA88) color codes

HEX	`#DDAA88`
RGB	`rgb(221, 170, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 66.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 56%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 38%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 38%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.48, 14.23, 24.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.48, 28.54, 60.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.639, 45.902, 29.586)`
Decimal	`14527112`
Short hex	`#DA8`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lunatic Lynx, 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 #DDAA88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDAA88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #DDAA88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddaa88; }
.text { color: #ddaa88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddaa88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 170 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddaa88, #ddd488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DDAA88 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDAA88?: #DDAA88 is a light, moderate orange known as Lunatic Lynx. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lunatic Lynx?: The RGB value is 221, 170, 136: 221 red, 170 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lunatic Lynx?: The complementary color is #88BBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDAA88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.