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#D5520B Color

#D5520B is rgb(213, 82, 11) in RGB, hsl(21, 90%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 95%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D5520B
HEX#D5520B
RGBrgb(213, 82, 11)
HSLhsl(21, 90%, 44%)
HSVhsv(21, 95%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 95%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.179 41.9)
LABlab(52.81% 50.69 60.91)
LCHlch(52.81% 79.24 50.23)

What #D5520B 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 #D5520B, 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 brown in the library.

#D5520B Channel Values

How #D5520B 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 213 · G 82 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 90% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 95% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 62% · Y 95% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.17:1 vs white · 5.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D5520B 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 text4.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D5520B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D5520B; 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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Tints & Shades of #D5520B

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D5520B.

How #D5520B 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#D5520B
Protanopia#777702
Protanomaly#A56A06
Deuteranopia#8F8F00
Deuteranomaly#B07B00
Tritanopia#D64D4D
Tritanomaly#D64F3C
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D5520B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d5520b: #D5520B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D5520B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d5520b': '#D5520B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.322, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_d5520b">#D5520B</color>
SVG fillfill="#D5520B"

More Brown Colors

#D5520B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D5520B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D5520B?

#D5520B is a mid-tone brown — rgb(213, 82, 11) in RGB and hsl(21, 90%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Orange (#CC5500), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #D5520B?

#D5520B is rgb(213, 82, 11) — red 213, green 82, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D5520B?

#D5520B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 95%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D5520B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D5520B scores 4.17:1 against white and 5.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D5520B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D5520B 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 12.53, which is visibly different.

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