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#D0430B Color

#D0430B is rgb(208, 67, 11) in RGB, hsl(17, 90%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D0430B
HEX#D0430B
RGBrgb(208, 67, 11)
HSLhsl(17, 90%, 43%)
HSVhsv(17, 95%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.186 37.7)
LABlab(49.59% 55.00 58.67)
LCHlch(49.59% 80.42 46.85)

What #D0430B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D0430B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#D0430B Channel Values

How #D0430B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 208 · G 67 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 90% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 95% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 95% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D0430B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D0430B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D0430B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #D0430B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D0430B.

How #D0430B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D0430B
Protanopia#6D6D02
Protanomaly#9F5F06
Deuteranopia#888800
Deuteranomaly#AA7300
Tritanopia#D13F3F
Tritanomaly#D14131
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D0430B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d0430b: #D0430B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D0430B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d0430b': '#D0430B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.263, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_d0430b">#D0430B</color>
SVG fillfill="#D0430B"

More Brown Colors

#D0430B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D0430B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D0430B?

#D0430B is a mid-tone brown — rgb(208, 67, 11) in RGB and hsl(17, 90%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.95.

What is the RGB value of #D0430B?

#D0430B is rgb(208, 67, 11) — red 208, green 67, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D0430B?

#D0430B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D0430B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D0430B scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D0430B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D0430B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 17.3, which is visibly different.

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