#DD9933Lion King (#DD9933) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 73°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.138. 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 | #DD9933 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 153, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 77%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 77%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68.3 16.8 60.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.733 0.138 73) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lion King shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1942a — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e2992f — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#dd9933 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dd9a35 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Lion King 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 2.42:1 and against black 8.68:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
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.
#ffefdc · #fbbc67 · #dd9933 · #a96e00 · #7a4f00 · #4f3100
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.
#d9d37d · #dcb756 · #dd9933 · #d1803f · #bf694a · #a85752
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.
#dd9933 · #819263 · #946000 · #435a00 · #4c2f00 · #172200
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.
#ffecd6 · #ddc8ae · #dd9933 · #428ad8 · #7f6138 · #59442a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f3ff · #dd9933 · #988b7b · #4f565d · #2c2010 · #000104
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.
#ebf3fc · #c1cbd6 · #949fac · #1a2736 · #000613 · #dd9933
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e9f3ff · #dd9933 · #5a90cf · #00559e · #002248 · #120600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b9e1cd · #dd9933 · #858bd1 · #537b88 · #2d3756 · #0e0f04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d3fbf9 · #dd9933 · #00a29f · #6f388b · #35054a · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dafbea · #dd9933 · #41a279 · #00559e · #430031 · #000519
#E4A856 · #EBB773 · #F2C68D · #F9D4A7 · #FFE3C1
#B87C18 · #946000 · #6F4600 · #4C2F00 · #2C1800
#D39D56 · #C8A170 · #BDA486
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.