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#D37545 Color

#D37545 is rgb(211, 117, 69) in RGB, hsl(20, 62%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 67%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D37545
HEX#D37545
RGBrgb(211, 117, 69)
HSLhsl(20, 62%, 55%)
HSVhsv(20, 67%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 67%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.133 46.4)
LABlab(59.53% 34.82 42.84)
LCHlch(59.53% 55.20 50.89)

What #D37545 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 #D37545, 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.

#D37545 Channel Values

How #D37545 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 117 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 62% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 67% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 67% · 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 #D37545 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 #D37545

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D37545; 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 #D37545

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D37545.

How #D37545 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#D37545
Protanopia#8B8B44
Protanomaly#AD8344
Deuteranopia#9C9C3D
Deuteranomaly#B58E40
Tritanopia#D57070
Tritanomaly#D47262
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D37545 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d37545: #D37545;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D37545;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d37545': '#D37545' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.459, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_d37545">#D37545</color>
SVG fillfill="#D37545"

More Orange Colors

#D37545 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D37545 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D37545?

#D37545 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(211, 117, 69) in RGB and hsl(20, 62%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.05.

What is the RGB value of #D37545?

#D37545 is rgb(211, 117, 69) — red 211, green 117, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D37545?

#D37545 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 67%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D37545 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D37545 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 #D37545 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D37545 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 12.52, which is visibly different.

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