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#D49440 Color

#D49440 is rgb(212, 148, 64) in RGB, hsl(34, 63%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 70%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peru (#CD853F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D49440
HEX#D49440
RGBrgb(212, 148, 64)
HSLhsl(34, 63%, 54%)
HSVhsv(34, 70%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 70%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.125 70.5)
LABlab(66.66% 19.20 52.79)
LCHlch(66.66% 56.17 70.01)

What #D49440 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 #D49440, 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.

#D49440 Channel Values

How #D49440 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 212 · G 148 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 63% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 70% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 70% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.59:1 vs white · 8.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D49440 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 text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D49440 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D49440

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D49440; 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 #D49440

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 #D49440.

How #D49440 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#D49440
Protanopia#A1A13F
Protanomaly#B89C3F
Deuteranopia#ADAD39
Deuteranomaly#BEA33C
Tritanopia#D88D8D
Tritanomaly#D79076
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D49440 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d49440: #D49440;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D49440;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d49440': '#D49440' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.580, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_d49440">#D49440</color>
SVG fillfill="#D49440"

More Orange Colors

#D49440 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D49440 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D49440?

#D49440 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(212, 148, 64) in RGB and hsl(34, 63%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peru (#CD853F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.82.

What is the RGB value of #D49440?

#D49440 is rgb(212, 148, 64) — red 212, green 148, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D49440?

#D49440 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 70%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D49440 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D49440 scores 2.59:1 against white and 8.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D49440 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D49440 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 7.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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