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#D34912 Color

#D34912 is rgb(211, 73, 18) in RGB, hsl(17, 84%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 91%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sinopia (#CB410B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D34912
HEX#D34912
RGBrgb(211, 73, 18)
HSLhsl(17, 84%, 45%)
HSVhsv(17, 91%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 91%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.183 38.5)
LABlab(51.04% 53.75 57.85)
LCHlch(51.04% 78.97 47.10)

What #D34912 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 #D34912, 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.

#D34912 Channel Values

How #D34912 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 211 · G 73 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 84% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 91% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 91% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.44:1 vs white · 4.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D34912 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 text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D34912 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D34912

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D34912; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #D34912

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 #D34912.

How #D34912 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#D34912
Protanopia#71710B
Protanomaly#A2640E
Deuteranopia#8B8B00
Deuteranomaly#AD7600
Tritanopia#D44545
Tritanomaly#D44637
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D34912 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d34912: #D34912;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D34912;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d34912': '#D34912' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.286, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_d34912">#D34912</color>
SVG fillfill="#D34912"

More Orange Colors

#D34912 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D34912 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D34912?

#D34912 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(211, 73, 18) in RGB and hsl(17, 84%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sinopia (#CB410B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.71.

What is the RGB value of #D34912?

#D34912 is rgb(211, 73, 18) — red 211, green 73, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D34912?

#D34912 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 91%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D34912 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D34912 scores 4.44:1 against white and 4.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D34912 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D34912 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 15.56, which is visibly different.

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