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#D4AC77 Color

#D4AC77 is rgb(212, 172, 119) in RGB, hsl(34, 52%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 44%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4AC77
HEX#D4AC77
RGBrgb(212, 172, 119)
HSLhsl(34, 52%, 65%)
HSVhsv(34, 44%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 44%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.084 73.9)
LABlab(73.12% 10.03 33.04)
LCHlch(73.12% 34.53 73.11)

What #D4AC77 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 #D4AC77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 5.07Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.63Camel#C19A6BΔE 7.15Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 7.34Tan#D2B48CΔE 9.16Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 9.42

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

#D4AC77 Channel Values

How #D4AC77 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 172 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 52% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 44% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 44% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4AC77 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D4AC77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D4AC77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4AC77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D4AC77
Complementary
#77A0D4
Analogous
#D47E77
Analogous
#CED477
Triadic
#77D4AC
Triadic
#AC77D4
Split comp.
#77CED4
Split comp.
#7E77D4

Tints & Shades of #D4AC77

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

#DAB88B
#DFC19A
#E5CDAE
#EBD9C1
#F2E5D4
#F6EEE4

Shades

#C99754
#BA833B
#976A30
#745225
#51391A
#322310

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D4AC77.

How #D4AC77 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#D4AC77
Protanopia#B4B477
Protanomaly#C1B177
Deuteranopia#BABA75
Deuteranomaly#C5B576
Tritanopia#D8A6A6
Tritanomaly#D6A996
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D4AC77 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d4ac77: #D4AC77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4AC77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4ac77': '#D4AC77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.675, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_d4ac77">#D4AC77</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4AC77"

More Orange Colors

#D4AC77 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D4AC77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4AC77?

#D4AC77 is a light orange — rgb(212, 172, 119) in RGB and hsl(34, 52%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #D4AC77?

#D4AC77 is rgb(212, 172, 119) — red 212, green 172, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4AC77?

#D4AC77 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 44%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4AC77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4AC77 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4AC77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4AC77 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 5.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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