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#D1600A Color

#D1600A is rgb(209, 96, 10) in RGB, hsl(26, 91%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 95%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Orange (#DA680F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D1600A
HEX#D1600A
RGBrgb(209, 96, 10)
HSLhsl(26, 91%, 43%)
HSVhsv(26, 95%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 95%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.164 48.5)
LABlab(54.65% 42.91 61.70)
LCHlch(54.65% 75.15 55.18)

What #D1600A 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 #D1600A, 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.

#D1600A Channel Values

How #D1600A 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 209 · G 96 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 91% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 95% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 95% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.9:1 vs white · 5.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D1600A 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 text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D1600A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D1600A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D1600A; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D1600A

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 #D1600A.

How #D1600A 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#D1600A
Protanopia#7D7D02
Protanomaly#A57305
Deuteranopia#929200
Deuteranomaly#AF8100
Tritanopia#D35A5A
Tritanomaly#D25D47
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D1600A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d1600a: #D1600A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D1600A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d1600a': '#D1600A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.376, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_d1600a">#D1600A</color>
SVG fillfill="#D1600A"

More Brown Colors

#D1600A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D1600A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D1600A?

#D1600A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(209, 96, 10) in RGB and hsl(26, 91%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Orange (#DA680F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.35.

What is the RGB value of #D1600A?

#D1600A is rgb(209, 96, 10) — red 209, green 96, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D1600A?

#D1600A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 95%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D1600A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D1600A scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D1600A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D1600A 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 5.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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