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#D67900 Color

#D67900 is rgb(214, 121, 0) in RGB, hsl(34, 100%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 100%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D67900
HEX#D67900
RGBrgb(214, 121, 0)
HSLhsl(34, 100%, 42%)
HSVhsv(34, 100%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 100%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.155 60.8)
LABlab(60.49% 32.61 67.18)
LCHlch(60.49% 74.68 64.11)

What #D67900 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 #D67900, 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.

#D67900 Channel Values

How #D67900 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 121 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 100% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 100% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 100% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.18:1 vs white · 6.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D67900 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 text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D67900

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D67900; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D67900

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 #D67900.

How #D67900 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#D67900
Protanopia#8F8F00
Protanomaly#B08700
Deuteranopia#A0A000
Deuteranomaly#B89200
Tritanopia#D97272
Tritanomaly#D87559
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D67900 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d67900: #D67900;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D67900;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d67900': '#D67900' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.475, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_d67900">#D67900</color>
SVG fillfill="#D67900"

More Brown Colors

#D67900 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D67900 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D67900?

#D67900 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(214, 121, 0) in RGB and hsl(34, 100%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #D67900?

#D67900 is rgb(214, 121, 0) — red 214, green 121, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D67900?

#D67900 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 100%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D67900 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D67900 scores 3.18:1 against white and 6.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D67900 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D67900 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 12.31, which is visibly different.

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