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#D74009 Color

#D74009 is rgb(215, 64, 9) in RGB, hsl(16, 92%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 96%, 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 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D74009
HEX#D74009
RGBrgb(215, 64, 9)
HSLhsl(16, 92%, 44%)
HSVhsv(16, 96%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 96%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.195 36.4)
LABlab(50.47% 58.39 60.43)
LCHlch(50.47% 84.03 45.98)

What #D74009 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 #D74009, 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.

#D74009 Channel Values

How #D74009 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 215 · G 64 · B 98-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 92% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 96% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 96% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.54:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D74009 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 text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D74009 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D74009

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D74009; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D74009

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 #D74009.

How #D74009 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#D74009
Protanopia#6F6F00
Protanomaly#A35F03
Deuteranopia#8B8B00
Deuteranomaly#AF7400
Tritanopia#D83C3C
Tritanomaly#D83E2F
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D74009 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d74009: #D74009;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D74009;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d74009': '#D74009' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.251, blue: 0.035)
Android XML<color name="color_d74009">#D74009</color>
SVG fillfill="#D74009"

More Brown Colors

#D74009 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D74009 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D74009?

#D74009 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(215, 64, 9) in RGB and hsl(16, 92%, 44%) 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 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #D74009?

#D74009 is rgb(215, 64, 9) — red 215, green 64, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D74009?

#D74009 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 96%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D74009 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D74009 scores 4.54:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D74009 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D74009 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 17.05, which is visibly different.

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