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#D9510D Color

#D9510D is rgb(217, 81, 13) in RGB, hsl(20, 89%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 94%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Orange (#E15501), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9510D
HEX#D9510D
RGBrgb(217, 81, 13)
HSLhsl(20, 89%, 45%)
HSVhsv(20, 94%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 94%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.183 40.9)
LABlab(53.34% 52.54 61.17)
LCHlch(53.34% 80.64 49.34)

What #D9510D 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 #D9510D, 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.

#D9510D Channel Values

How #D9510D 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 217 · G 81 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 89% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 94% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 94% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9510D 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D9510D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D9510D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9510D; 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 #D9510D

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 #D9510D.

How #D9510D 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#D9510D
Protanopia#787804
Protanomaly#A86A08
Deuteranopia#919100
Deuteranomaly#B37D00
Tritanopia#DA4C4C
Tritanomaly#DA4E3C
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D9510D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9510d: #D9510D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9510D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9510d': '#D9510D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.318, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_d9510d">#D9510D</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9510D"

More Orange Colors

#D9510D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D9510D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9510D?

#D9510D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(217, 81, 13) in RGB and hsl(20, 89%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Orange (#E15501), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #D9510D?

#D9510D is rgb(217, 81, 13) — red 217, green 81, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9510D?

#D9510D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 94%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9510D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9510D scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9510D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9510D 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 14.18, which is visibly different.

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