Palettes / Colors / #DD6711

#DD6711 — Vivid Orange

#DD6711 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #DD6711 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DD6711 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1189DF; it also sits naturally between #DF1122 and #DFCE11. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 40% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 92% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DD6711

.text { color: #DD6711; }
.background { background-color: #DD6711; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD6711; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 103, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 86%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD6711; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 103, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD6711; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 103, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD6711">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD6711">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DD6711

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Tones of #DD6711

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1189DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD6711: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD6711

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DD6711 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DD6711 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DD6710  ·  #DD6712 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DD6711?

#DD6711 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 221, 103, 17). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD6711?

#DD6711 is RGB 221, 103, 17 — HSL 25°, 86%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 92%, 13%.

What colors go with #DD6711?

Its complement is #1189DF; analogous partners are #DF1122 and #DFCE11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD6711 for text?

Black text on #DD6711 has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.