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#D04D06 Color

#D04D06 is rgb(208, 77, 6) in RGB, hsl(21, 94%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 97%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D04D06
HEX#D04D06
RGBrgb(208, 77, 6)
HSLhsl(21, 94%, 42%)
HSVhsv(21, 97%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 97%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.178 41.3)
LABlab(51.11% 50.98 60.57)
LCHlch(51.11% 79.17 49.91)

What #D04D06 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 #D04D06, 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.

#D04D06 Channel Values

How #D04D06 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 77 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 94% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 97% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 97% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.42:1 vs white · 4.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D04D06 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D04D06

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D04D06; 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 #D04D06

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D04D06.

How #D04D06 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#D04D06
Protanopia#727200
Protanomaly#A06501
Deuteranopia#8B8B00
Deuteranomaly#AB7700
Tritanopia#D14848
Tritanomaly#D14A38
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D04D06 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d04d06: #D04D06;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D04D06;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d04d06': '#D04D06' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.302, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_d04d06">#D04D06</color>
SVG fillfill="#D04D06"

More Brown Colors

#D04D06 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D04D06 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D04D06?

#D04D06 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(208, 77, 6) in RGB and hsl(21, 94%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #D04D06?

#D04D06 is rgb(208, 77, 6) — red 208, green 77, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D04D06?

#D04D06 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 97%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D04D06 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D04D06 scores 4.42:1 against white and 4.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D04D06 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D04D06 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 13.32, which is visibly different.

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