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#D05525 Color

#D05525 is rgb(208, 85, 37) in RGB, hsl(17, 70%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 82%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Red-tangelo (#DF6124), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D05525
HEX#D05525
RGBrgb(208, 85, 37)
HSLhsl(17, 70%, 48%)
HSVhsv(17, 82%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 82%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.167 39.9)
LABlab(52.57% 47.93 51.38)
LCHlch(52.57% 70.27 46.99)

What #D05525 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 #D05525, 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 orange in the library.

#D05525 Channel Values

How #D05525 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 85 · B 378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 70% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 82% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 82% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D05525 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 text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D05525

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D05525; 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 #D05525

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D05525.

How #D05525 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#D05525
Protanopia#777722
Protanomaly#A26B23
Deuteranopia#8E8E0B
Deuteranomaly#AC7B19
Tritanopia#D15151
Tritanomaly#D15243
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D05525 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d05525: #D05525;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D05525;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d05525': '#D05525' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.333, blue: 0.145)
Android XML<color name="color_d05525">#D05525</color>
SVG fillfill="#D05525"

More Orange Colors

#D05525 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D05525 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D05525?

#D05525 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(208, 85, 37) in RGB and hsl(17, 70%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Red-tangelo (#DF6124), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #D05525?

#D05525 is rgb(208, 85, 37) — red 208, green 85, and blue 37 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D05525?

#D05525 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 82%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D05525 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D05525 scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D05525 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D05525 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 11.41, which is visibly different.

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