Skip to content

#D66D38 Color

#D66D38 is rgb(214, 109, 56) in RGB, hsl(20, 66%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D66D38
HEX#D66D38
RGBrgb(214, 109, 56)
HSLhsl(20, 66%, 53%)
HSVhsv(20, 74%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.148 45.4)
LABlab(58.19% 39.49 48.10)
LCHlch(58.19% 62.23 50.61)

What #D66D38 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 #D66D38, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 8.36Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 8.92Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.59Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 9.63Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 11.6Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 11.86

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

#D66D38 Channel Values

How #D66D38 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 109 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 66% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 74% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 74% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D66D38 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D66D38 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D66D38

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D66D38; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D66D38
Complementary
#38A2D6
Analogous
#D63852
Analogous
#D6BC38
Triadic
#38D66D
Triadic
#6D38D6
Split comp.
#38D6BC
Split comp.
#3852D6

Tints & Shades of #D66D38

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

#DB7F51
#E2956F
#E7A888
#EDBEA6
#F2D0C0
#F8E6DD

Shades

#C35B28
#A54E22
#87401C
#6A3216
#4C2410
#2F160A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D66D38.

How #D66D38 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#D66D38
Protanopia#878736
Protanomaly#AC7D37
Deuteranopia#9A9A2C
Deuteranomaly#B58A31
Tritanopia#D86868
Tritanomaly#D76A59
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D66D38 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d66d38: #D66D38;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D66D38;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d66d38': '#D66D38' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.427, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_d66d38">#D66D38</color>
SVG fillfill="#D66D38"

More Orange Colors

#D66D38 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#D66D38 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D66D38?

#D66D38 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(214, 109, 56) in RGB and hsl(20, 66%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #D66D38?

#D66D38 is rgb(214, 109, 56) — red 214, green 109, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D66D38?

#D66D38 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D66D38 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D66D38 scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D66D38 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D66D38 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 9.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #D66D38 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.