What color is #DDAF9A?

#DDAF9A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDAF9A?

The RGB value is 221, 175, 154: 221 red, 175 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDAF9A?

The complementary color is #9AC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDAF9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDAF9A color

#DDAF9A rgb(221, 175, 154)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DDAF9A is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 68.6% green and 60.4% blue (221, 175, 154).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 50% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 30% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#DDAF9A color codes

HEX	`#DDAF9A`
RGB	`rgb(221, 175, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 68.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 50%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 30%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 30%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, 13.77, 17.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 22, 51.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.983, 48.368, 37.216)`
Decimal	`14528410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDAF9A, 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 #DDAF9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDAF9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #DDAF9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddaf9a; }
.text { color: #ddaf9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddaf9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 175 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddaf9a, #ddd19a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DDAF9A?: #DDAF9A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Rose. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDAF9A?: The RGB value is 221, 175, 154: 221 red, 175 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDAF9A?: The complementary color is #9AC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDAF9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.