#D39612 Color

#D39612 is rgb(211, 150, 18) in RGB, hsl(41, 84%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 91%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Amber (#CC9900), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D39612

HEX#D39612

RGBrgb(211, 150, 18)

HSLhsl(41, 84%, 45%)

HSVhsv(41, 91%, 83%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 91%, 17%)

OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.145 78.8)

LABlab(66.82% 16.65 68.09)

LCHlch(66.82% 70.10 76.26)

What #D39612 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 #D39612, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Amber#CC9900ΔE 5.16 Caramel#C68E17ΔE 5.75 Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 6.14 Goldenrod#DAA520ΔE 6.36 Gamboge#E49B0FΔE 6.84 Marigold#EAA221ΔE 7.16

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#D39612 Channel Values

How #D39612 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 211 · G 150 · B 18	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 41° · S 84% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 41° · S 91% · V 83%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 29% · Y 91% · K 17%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D39612 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D39612

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D39612; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #D39612

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 #D39612.

How #D39612 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#D39612

Protanopia#A3A30E

Protanomaly#B89E10

Deuteranopia#ADAD00

Deuteranomaly#BEA401

Tritanopia#D88D8D

Tritanomaly#D69170

Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #D39612 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d39612: #D39612;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D39612;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d39612': '#D39612' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.827, green: 0.588, blue: 0.071)

Android XML<color name="color_d39612">#D39612</color>

SVG fillfill="#D39612"

More Yellow Colors

#D39612 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#D39612 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D39612?

#D39612 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(211, 150, 18) in RGB and hsl(41, 84%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Amber (#CC9900), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #D39612?

#D39612 is rgb(211, 150, 18) — red 211, green 150, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D39612?

#D39612 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 91%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D39612 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D39612 scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D39612 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D39612 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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