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#D8915F Color

#D8915F is rgb(216, 145, 95) in RGB, hsl(25, 61%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Raw Sienna (#D68A59), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D8915F
HEX#D8915F
RGBrgb(216, 145, 95)
HSLhsl(25, 61%, 61%)
HSVhsv(25, 56%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.108 55.2)
LABlab(66.73% 23.89 37.82)
LCHlch(66.73% 44.73 57.72)

What #D8915F 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 #D8915F, 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 orange in the library.

#D8915F Channel Values

How #D8915F 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 216 · G 145 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 61% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 56% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 56% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D8915F 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D8915F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D8915F; 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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Tints & Shades of #D8915F

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D8915F.

How #D8915F 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#D8915F
Protanopia#A0A05E
Protanomaly#B99A5F
Deuteranopia#ADAD5A
Deuteranomaly#C0A25C
Tritanopia#DB8C8C
Tritanomaly#DA8E7C
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D8915F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d8915f: #D8915F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D8915F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d8915f': '#D8915F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.569, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_d8915f">#D8915F</color>
SVG fillfill="#D8915F"

More Orange Colors

#D8915F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D8915F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D8915F?

#D8915F is a light orange — rgb(216, 145, 95) in RGB and hsl(25, 61%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Raw Sienna (#D68A59), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.2.

What is the RGB value of #D8915F?

#D8915F is rgb(216, 145, 95) — red 216, green 145, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D8915F?

#D8915F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D8915F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D8915F scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D8915F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D8915F 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.5, which is visibly different.

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