HEX atlas value

#DDAA9D

#DDAA9D is a warm red HEX color close to Tan. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 221, 170, 157, HSL 12, 48%, 74%, has luminance 0.4656, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#DDAA9D Sample readable text

HEX #DDAA9D

RGB rgb(221, 170, 157)

HSL hsl(12 48% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 29, 13)

Luminance 0.4656

Contrast Black 10.31:1White 2.04:1

CSS

--color-ddaa9d: #DDAA9D;
.background-ddaa9d { background-color: #DDAA9D; }
.text-ddaa9d { color: #DDAA9D; }

Luminance0.4656

Black text10.31:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DDAA9D","rgb":[221,170,157],"hsl":[12,48,74],"cmyk":[0,23,29,13],"luminance":0.4656,"contrast":{"black":10.31,"white":2.04}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.04,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4E5E1","hex":"#F4E5E1","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.14,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDC99D","hex":"#DDC99D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.92,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9DD0DD","hex":"#9DD0DD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.02,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.31,"contrastWhite":1.86,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Tan adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ddaa9d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9DD0DD","analogous":["#DD9DB0","#DDC99D"],"triadic":["#9DDDAA","#AA9DDD"],"tetradic":["#B0DD9D","#9DD0DD","#C99DDD"],"splitComplementary":["#9DDDC9","#9DB0DD"],"monochromatic":["#F4E5E1","#DDAA9D","#C56E59"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4E5E1","dark":"#C56E59","saturated":"#EBA18E","desaturated":"#CEB2AB","pastel":"#FDFCFC","neon":"#FFB6A3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":24.779023386727733},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":28.30194339616981},{"slug":"salmon-rose","name":"Salmon Rose","hex":"#E7968B","distance":28.705400188814647}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DDAA9D

#DDAA9D is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #DDAA9D is visually closest to Tan, a named orange color with HEX #D2B48C.

The RGB channels are 221, 170, and 157, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg with 48% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.4656, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.31:1AA Pass

White text2.04:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DDAA9D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.31:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.04:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4E5E1#000000 text · best 17.14:1#F4E5E1

#DDC99D#000000 text · best 12.92:1#DDC99D

#9DD0DD#000000 text · best 12.5:1#9DD0DD

Travertine#000000 text · best 12.02:1#D6C1A3

Burly Wood#000000 text · best 11.31:1#DEB887

Generated Palette

#DDAA9D#DDAA9D

#9DD0DD#9DD0DD

#DD9DB0#DD9DB0

#DDC99D#DDC99D

#F4E5E1#F4E5E1

#C56E59#C56E59

Color Harmonies

#9DD0DD#9DD0DD

#DD9DB0#DD9DB0

#DDC99D#DDC99D

#9DDDAA#9DDDAA

#AA9DDD#AA9DDD

Variants

#F4E5E1#F4E5E1

#C56E59#C56E59

#EBA18E#EBA18E

#CEB2AB#CEB2AB

#FDFCFC#FDFCFC

#FFB6A3#FFB6A3

Nearest Named Colors

Tan#D2B48C

Travertine#D6C1A3

Burly Wood#DEB887

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Salmon Rose#E7968B

#DDAA9D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DDAA9D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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