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#D0530B Color

#D0530B is rgb(208, 83, 11) in RGB, hsl(22, 90%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 95%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D0530B
HEX#D0530B
RGBrgb(208, 83, 11)
HSLhsl(22, 90%, 43%)
HSVhsv(22, 95%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 95%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.173 43.1)
LABlab(52.12% 48.45 59.99)
LCHlch(52.12% 77.12 51.07)

What #D0530B 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 #D0530B, 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.

#D0530B Channel Values

How #D0530B 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 83 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 90% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 95% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 95% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.26:1 vs white · 4.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D0530B 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 text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D0530B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D0530B; 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 #D0530B

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 #D0530B.

How #D0530B 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#D0530B
Protanopia#757503
Protanomaly#A26906
Deuteranopia#8D8D00
Deuteranomaly#AC7A00
Tritanopia#D24E4E
Tritanomaly#D1503D
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D0530B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d0530b: #D0530B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D0530B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d0530b': '#D0530B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.325, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_d0530b">#D0530B</color>
SVG fillfill="#D0530B"

More Brown Colors

#D0530B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D0530B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D0530B?

#D0530B is a mid-tone brown — rgb(208, 83, 11) in RGB and hsl(22, 90%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.05.

What is the RGB value of #D0530B?

#D0530B is rgb(208, 83, 11) — red 208, green 83, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D0530B?

#D0530B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 95%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D0530B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D0530B scores 4.26:1 against white and 4.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D0530B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D0530B 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 10.55, which is visibly different.

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