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#D05A2F Color

#D05A2F is rgb(208, 90, 47) in RGB, hsl(16, 63%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 77%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D05A2F
HEX#D05A2F
RGBrgb(208, 90, 47)
HSLhsl(16, 63%, 50%)
HSVhsv(16, 77%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 77%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.16 39.5)
LABlab(53.53% 45.92 47.56)
LCHlch(53.53% 66.11 46.01)

What #D05A2F 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 #D05A2F, 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.

#D05A2F Channel Values

How #D05A2F 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 90 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 63% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 77% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 77% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D05A2F 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D05A2F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D05A2F; 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 #D05A2F

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

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How #D05A2F 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#D05A2F
Protanopia#79792D
Protanomaly#A36E2E
Deuteranopia#90901F
Deuteranomaly#AD7E26
Tritanopia#D15656
Tritanomaly#D15849
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D05A2F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d05a2f: #D05A2F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D05A2F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d05a2f': '#D05A2F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.816, green: 0.353, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_d05a2f">#D05A2F</color>
SVG fillfill="#D05A2F"

More Orange Colors

#D05A2F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D05A2F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D05A2F?

#D05A2F is a mid-tone orange — rgb(208, 90, 47) in RGB and hsl(16, 63%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.99.

What is the RGB value of #D05A2F?

#D05A2F is rgb(208, 90, 47) — red 208, green 90, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D05A2F?

#D05A2F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 77%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D05A2F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D05A2F scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D05A2F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D05A2F 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 12.41, which is visibly different.

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