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#D77804 Color

#D77804 is rgb(215, 120, 4) in RGB, hsl(33, 96%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 98%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D77804
HEX#D77804
RGBrgb(215, 120, 4)
HSLhsl(33, 96%, 43%)
HSVhsv(33, 98%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 98%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.156 59.6)
LABlab(60.42% 33.56 66.58)
LCHlch(60.42% 74.55 63.25)

What #D77804 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 #D77804, 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.

#D77804 Channel Values

How #D77804 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 120 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 96% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 98% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 98% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D77804 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D77804

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D77804; 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 #D77804

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

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How #D77804 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#D77804
Protanopia#8E8E00
Protanomaly#B08600
Deuteranopia#A0A000
Deuteranomaly#B89200
Tritanopia#DA7171
Tritanomaly#D97459
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D77804 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d77804: #D77804;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D77804;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d77804': '#D77804' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.843, green: 0.471, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_d77804">#D77804</color>
SVG fillfill="#D77804"

More Brown Colors

#D77804 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D77804 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D77804?

#D77804 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(215, 120, 4) in RGB and hsl(33, 96%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mustard Brown (#CD7A00), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #D77804?

#D77804 is rgb(215, 120, 4) — red 215, green 120, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D77804?

#D77804 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 98%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D77804 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D77804 scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D77804 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D77804 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 11.32, which is visibly different.

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