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#D3530D Color

#D3530D is rgb(211, 83, 13) in RGB, hsl(21, 88%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 94%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D3530D
HEX#D3530D
RGBrgb(211, 83, 13)
HSLhsl(21, 88%, 44%)
HSVhsv(21, 94%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 94%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.176 42.4)
LABlab(52.64% 49.56 60.14)
LCHlch(52.64% 77.93 50.51)

What #D3530D 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 #D3530D, 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.

#D3530D Channel Values

How #D3530D 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 83 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 88% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 94% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 94% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D3530D 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 text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D3530D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D3530D; 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 #D3530D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D3530D.

How #D3530D 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#D3530D
Protanopia#777705
Protanomaly#A46A08
Deuteranopia#8F8F00
Deuteranomaly#AE7B00
Tritanopia#D54E4E
Tritanomaly#D4503D
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D3530D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d3530d: #D3530D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D3530D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d3530d': '#D3530D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.325, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_d3530d">#D3530D</color>
SVG fillfill="#D3530D"

More Brown Colors

#D3530D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D3530D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D3530D?

#D3530D is a mid-tone brown — rgb(211, 83, 13) in RGB and hsl(21, 88%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.01.

What is the RGB value of #D3530D?

#D3530D is rgb(211, 83, 13) — red 211, green 83, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D3530D?

#D3530D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 94%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D3530D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D3530D scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D3530D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D3530D 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 11.36, which is visibly different.

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