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#DD883C

#dd883c ≈ Cadmium Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd883c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 53.33% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.46% magenta, 72.85% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 28.32°, with 70.31% saturation and 55.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ed872d), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.3331

Complementary

  1. #dd883c
  2. #3c91dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd883c
  2. #3cddd8
  3. #3c41dd

Analogous

  1. #dd3c41
  2. #dd883c
  3. #ddd83c

Triadic

  1. #dd883c
  2. #3cdd88
  3. #883cdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd883c
  2. #91dd3c
  3. #3c91dd
  4. #883cdd

Square

  1. #dd883c
  2. #41dd3c
  3. #3c91dd
  4. #d83cdd

Monochromatic

  1. #6d3d13
  2. #ae621e
  3. #dd883c
  4. #e8b07d
  5. #f4d8be

Shades

#dd883c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd883c
  2. #c77a36
  3. #b16d30
  4. #9b5f2a
  5. #855224
  6. #6f441e
  7. #583618
  8. #422912
  9. #2c1b0c
  10. #160e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd883c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd883c
  2. #e09450
  3. #e4a063
  4. #e7ac77
  5. #ebb88a
  6. #eec49e
  7. #f1cfb1
  8. #f5dbc5
  9. #f8e7d8
  10. #fcf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd883c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd883c
  2. #d48743
  3. #ca864a
  4. #c18650
  5. #b88557
  6. #af845e
  7. #a58365
  8. #9c826c
  9. #938272
  10. #898179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba9481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29033 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a43c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f17578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc8d37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7993c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e97d65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd883c {
  color: #dd883c;
}
Background
.bg-dd883c {
  background-color: #dd883c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd883c {
  border: 2px solid #dd883c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd883c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 136 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd883c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd883c, #ddd83c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd883c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 136 60 / 0.35);
}

#ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.30 #cd853f Peru ΔE 3.32 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.79 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.17 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.02 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.48 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.52 #2277c3 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cadmium Orange
#dd883c  rgb(221, 136, 60)  hsl(28, 70%, 55%)  Cadmium Orange
#3c91dd  rgb(60, 145, 221)  hsl(208, 70%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#3cdd88  rgb(60, 221, 136)  hsl(148, 70%, 55%)  Emerald
#883cdd  rgb(136, 60, 221)  hsl(268, 70%, 55%)  Blue Violet