#DD6633Bronzed (#DD6633) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 42°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.162. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #DD6633 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 102, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 71%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 77%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 77%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(57.2 43.5 49.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.647 0.162 42) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bronzed is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#df612c — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#e16530 — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#dd6633 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#de6734 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Bronzed in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.49:1 and against black 6.02:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffdfd3 · #ffa582 · #dd6633 · #ba4c19 · #882f00 · #551900
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e3a64e · #e28737 · #dd6633 · #c6524b · #ab4258 · #8d365f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bead71 · #dd6633 · #b15026 · #655300 · #652000 · #292000
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00d0ff · #dd6633 · #876558 · #773c25 · #53210b · #2c0d02
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f6fd · #bda49a · #dd6633 · #69767b · #412920 · #000306
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f4f9 · #beced3 · #91a3a9 · #162e36 · #000b12 · #dd6633
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dedcb7 · #3ed7da · #dd6633 · #9b647b · #344353 · #05120d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c8dbba · #71a9d7 · #dd6633 · #3f6969 · #39463d · #140d03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6fde8 · #4ec391 · #dd6633 · #6862cf · #2a1c72 · #000602
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f9d8 · #8bbb61 · #dd6633 · #00809f · #460d61 · #00050a
#E77D53 · #F1946F · #FAAA8B · #FFC2AA · #FFDACC
#BA5020 · #993A09 · #762800 · #531900 · #330A00
#CE714C · #BF7B60 · #AE8372
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.