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#D63600 Color

#D63600 is rgb(214, 54, 0) in RGB, hsl(15, 100%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 100%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Soda (#E74E14), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D63600
HEX#D63600
RGBrgb(214, 54, 0)
HSLhsl(15, 100%, 42%)
HSVhsv(15, 100%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 100%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.203 34.9)
LABlab(49.01% 61.34 62.03)
LCHlch(49.01% 87.23 45.32)

What #D63600 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 #D63600, 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.

#D63600 Channel Values

How #D63600 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 214 · G 54 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 100% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 100% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 100% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D63600 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.

TextWhite text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D63600

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D63600; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #D63600

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 #D63600.

How #D63600 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#D63600
Protanopia#6A6A00
Protanomaly#A15A00
Deuteranopia#888800
Deuteranomaly#AD7000
Tritanopia#D73232
Tritanomaly#D63426
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D63600 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d63600: #D63600;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D63600;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d63600': '#D63600' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.212, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_d63600">#D63600</color>
SVG fillfill="#D63600"

More Brown Colors

#D63600 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D63600 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D63600?

#D63600 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(214, 54, 0) in RGB and hsl(15, 100%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Soda (#E74E14), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #D63600?

#D63600 is rgb(214, 54, 0) — red 214, green 54, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D63600?

#D63600 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 100%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D63600 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D63600 scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D63600 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D63600 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 15.18, which is visibly different.

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