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#D55907 Color

#D55907 is rgb(213, 89, 7) in RGB, hsl(24, 94%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 97%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tenné (Tawny) (#CD5700), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D55907
HEX#D55907
RGBrgb(213, 89, 7)
HSLhsl(24, 94%, 43%)
HSVhsv(24, 97%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 97%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.174 44.9)
LABlab(54.00% 47.61 62.36)
LCHlch(54.00% 78.46 52.64)

What #D55907 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 #D55907, 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.

#D55907 Channel Values

How #D55907 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 89 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 94% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 97% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 97% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D55907 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D55907

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D55907; 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 #D55907

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D55907.

How #D55907 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#D55907
Protanopia#7B7B00
Protanomaly#A76F02
Deuteranopia#929200
Deuteranomaly#B17F00
Tritanopia#D75353
Tritanomaly#D65641
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D55907 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d55907: #D55907;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D55907;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d55907': '#D55907' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.835, green: 0.349, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_d55907">#D55907</color>
SVG fillfill="#D55907"

More Brown Colors

#D55907 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D55907 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D55907?

#D55907 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(213, 89, 7) in RGB and hsl(24, 94%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tenné (Tawny) (#CD5700), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.74.

What is the RGB value of #D55907?

#D55907 is rgb(213, 89, 7) — red 213, green 89, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D55907?

#D55907 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 97%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D55907 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D55907 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D55907 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D55907 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 10.01, which is visibly different.

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