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#D68E29 Color

#D68E29 is rgb(214, 142, 41) in RGB, hsl(35, 68%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 81%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D68E29
HEX#D68E29
RGBrgb(214, 142, 41)
HSLhsl(35, 68%, 50%)
HSVhsv(35, 81%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 81%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.139 69.9)
LABlab(65.35% 22.44 60.94)
LCHlch(65.35% 64.94 69.79)

What #D68E29 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 #D68E29, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caramel#C68E17ΔE 8.01Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 8.02Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 9.67Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 10.05Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 10.19Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 10.57

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

#D68E29 Channel Values

How #D68E29 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 142 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 68% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 81% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 81% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D68E29 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D68E29 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D68E29

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D68E29; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D68E29
Complementary
#2971D6
Analogous
#D63729
Analogous
#C8D629
Triadic
#29D68E
Triadic
#8E29D6
Split comp.
#29C8D6
Split comp.
#3729D6

Tints & Shades of #D68E29

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

#DC9E47
#E2AE65
#E7BD83
#ECCB9C
#F2DBBA
#F8EBD8

Shades

#B87A23
#9F691E
#815518
#674414
#49300E
#2F1F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D68E29.

How #D68E29 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#D68E29
Protanopia#9D9D27
Protanomaly#B79728
Deuteranopia#AAAA1B
Deuteranomaly#BDA021
Tritanopia#DA8686
Tritanomaly#D9896D
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D68E29 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d68e29: #D68E29;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D68E29;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d68e29': '#D68E29' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.839, green: 0.557, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_d68e29">#D68E29</color>
SVG fillfill="#D68E29"

More Orange Colors

#D68E29 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#D68E29 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D68E29?

#D68E29 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(214, 142, 41) in RGB and hsl(35, 68%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #D68E29?

#D68E29 is rgb(214, 142, 41) — red 214, green 142, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D68E29?

#D68E29 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 81%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D68E29 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D68E29 scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D68E29 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D68E29 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.09, which is visibly different.

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