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#D17242 Color

#D17242 is rgb(209, 114, 66) in RGB, hsl(20, 61%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 68%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), visibly different at ΔE 10.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D17242
HEX#D17242
RGBrgb(209, 114, 66)
HSLhsl(20, 61%, 54%)
HSVhsv(20, 68%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 68%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.135 46.1)
LABlab(58.58% 35.40 43.24)
LCHlch(58.58% 55.89 50.70)

What #D17242 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 #D17242, 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.

#D17242 Channel Values

How #D17242 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 114 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 61% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 68% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 68% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D17242 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D17242 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D17242

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D17242; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D17242

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 #D17242.

How #D17242 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#D17242
Protanopia#898941
Protanomaly#AA8041
Deuteranopia#9A9A39
Deuteranomaly#B38C3D
Tritanopia#D36D6D
Tritanomaly#D26F5F
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D17242 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d17242: #D17242;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D17242;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d17242': '#D17242' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.447, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_d17242">#D17242</color>
SVG fillfill="#D17242"

More Orange Colors

#D17242 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D17242 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D17242?

#D17242 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(209, 114, 66) in RGB and hsl(20, 61%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.06.

What is the RGB value of #D17242?

#D17242 is rgb(209, 114, 66) — red 209, green 114, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D17242?

#D17242 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 68%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D17242 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D17242 scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D17242 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D17242 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.09, which is visibly different.

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