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#D38845 Color

#D38845 is rgb(211, 136, 69) in RGB, hsl(28, 62%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 67%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peru (#CD853F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D38845
HEX#D38845
RGBrgb(211, 136, 69)
HSLhsl(28, 62%, 55%)
HSVhsv(28, 67%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 67%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.123 60.2)
LABlab(63.76% 25.16 47.40)
LCHlch(63.76% 53.66 62.05)

What #D38845 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 #D38845, 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.

#D38845 Channel Values

How #D38845 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 136 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 62% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 67% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 67% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.85:1 vs white · 7.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D38845 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 text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D38845

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D38845; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D38845

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 #D38845.

How #D38845 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#D38845
Protanopia#989844
Protanomaly#B39244
Deuteranopia#A6A63E
Deuteranomaly#BA9B41
Tritanopia#D68282
Tritanomaly#D5846E
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D38845 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d38845: #D38845;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D38845;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d38845': '#D38845' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.533, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_d38845">#D38845</color>
SVG fillfill="#D38845"

More Orange Colors

#D38845 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D38845 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D38845?

#D38845 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(211, 136, 69) in RGB and hsl(28, 62%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peru (#CD853F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #D38845?

#D38845 is rgb(211, 136, 69) — red 211, green 136, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D38845?

#D38845 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 67%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D38845 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D38845 scores 2.85:1 against white and 7.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D38845 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D38845 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 2.18, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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