#D1850A Color

#D1850A is rgb(209, 133, 10) in RGB, hsl(37, 91%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 95%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D1850A

HEX#D1850A

RGBrgb(209, 133, 10)

HSLhsl(37, 91%, 43%)

HSVhsv(37, 95%, 82%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 95%, 18%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.146 69.3)

LABlab(62.52% 24.47 66.43)

LCHlch(62.52% 70.80 69.78)

What #D1850A 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 #D1850A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 4.97 Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 6.42 Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 8.8 Caramel#C68E17ΔE 9.69 Fulvous#E48400ΔE 9.72 Gamboge#E49B0FΔE 9.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#D1850A Channel Values

How #D1850A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 209 · G 133 · B 10	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 37° · S 91% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 37° · S 95% · V 82%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 36% · Y 95% · K 18%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.97:1 vs white · 7.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D1850A 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D1850A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D1850A; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D1850A

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 #D1850A.

How #D1850A 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#D1850A

Protanopia#969604

Protanomaly#B18F06

Deuteranopia#A3A300

Deuteranomaly#B79800

Tritanopia#D57D7D

Tritanomaly#D48063

Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #D1850A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d1850a: #D1850A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D1850A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d1850a': '#D1850A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.820, green: 0.522, blue: 0.039)

Android XML<color name="color_d1850a">#D1850A</color>

SVG fillfill="#D1850A"

More Brown Colors

#D1850A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#D1850A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D1850A?

#D1850A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(209, 133, 10) in RGB and hsl(37, 91%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #D1850A?

#D1850A is rgb(209, 133, 10) — red 209, green 133, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D1850A?

#D1850A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 95%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D1850A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D1850A scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D1850A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D1850A 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.35, which is visibly different.

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