What color is #DDAA55?

#DDAA55 is a moderate orange known as Old Whiskey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Old Whiskey?

The RGB value is 221, 170, 85: 221 red, 170 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Old Whiskey?

The complementary color is #5588DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDAA55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Old Whiskey color: hex code #DDAA55

#DDAA55 rgb(221, 170, 85)

Shades of orange

Old Whiskey has the hex code #DDAA55. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 66.7% green and 33.3% blue (221, 170, 85).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 67% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 62% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

Old Whiskey (#DDAA55) color codes

HEX	`#DDAA55`
RGB	`rgb(221, 170, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 66.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 67%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 62%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 62%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, 9.56, 50.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 51.03, 79.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.836, 44.781, 14.822)`
Decimal	`14527061`
Short hex	`#DA5`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Old Whiskey, 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 #DDAA55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDAA55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #DDAA55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddaa55; }
.text { color: #ddaa55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddaa55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 170 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddaa55, #ccdd55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #DDAA55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDAA55?: #DDAA55 is a moderate orange known as Old Whiskey. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Old Whiskey?: The RGB value is 221, 170, 85: 221 red, 170 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Old Whiskey?: The complementary color is #5588DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDAA55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.