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#D37455 Color

#D37455 is rgb(211, 116, 85) in RGB, hsl(15, 59%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 60%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Red (#CB6D51), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D37455
HEX#D37455
RGBrgb(211, 116, 85)
HSLhsl(15, 59%, 58%)
HSVhsv(15, 60%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 60%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.127 38.8)
LABlab(59.49% 36.06 34.28)
LCHlch(59.49% 49.76 43.56)

What #D37455 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 #D37455, 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.

#D37455 Channel Values

How #D37455 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 116 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 59% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 60% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 60% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D37455 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D37455

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D37455; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D37455

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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Shades

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How #D37455 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#D37455
Protanopia#8A8A54
Protanomaly#AC8254
Deuteranopia#9C9C4F
Deuteranomaly#B58E51
Tritanopia#D57171
Tritanomaly#D47267
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D37455 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d37455: #D37455;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D37455;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d37455': '#D37455' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.455, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_d37455">#D37455</color>
SVG fillfill="#D37455"

More Orange Colors

#D37455 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D37455 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D37455?

#D37455 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(211, 116, 85) in RGB and hsl(15, 59%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Red (#CB6D51), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.98.

What is the RGB value of #D37455?

#D37455 is rgb(211, 116, 85) — red 211, green 116, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D37455?

#D37455 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 60%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D37455 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D37455 scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D37455 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D37455 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 13.76, which is visibly different.

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