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#D9884A Color

#D9884A is rgb(217, 136, 74) in RGB, hsl(26, 65%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 66%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peru (#CD853F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9884A
HEX#D9884A
RGBrgb(217, 136, 74)
HSLhsl(26, 65%, 57%)
HSVhsv(26, 66%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 66%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.126 56.2)
LABlab(64.57% 27.85 46.09)
LCHlch(64.57% 53.85 58.86)

What #D9884A 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 #D9884A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peru#CD853FΔE 5.09Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 6.24Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 6.25Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 7.67Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 7.84Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.08

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

#D9884A Channel Values

How #D9884A 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 136 · B 748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 65% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 66% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 66% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9884A 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D9884A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D9884A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9884A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D9884A
Complementary
#4A9BD9
Analogous
#D94A54
Analogous
#D9CF4A
Triadic
#4AD988
Triadic
#884AD9
Split comp.
#4AD9CF
Split comp.
#4A54D9

Tints & Shades of #D9884A

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

#DE9863
#E3A97D
#E9BA96
#EDC8AB
#F3D8C4
#F8E9DD

Shades

#CE722C
#B16225
#8F4F1E
#723F18
#502C11
#321C0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D9884A.

How #D9884A 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#D9884A
Protanopia#9A9A49
Protanomaly#B79349
Deuteranopia#A9A943
Deuteranomaly#BE9D46
Tritanopia#DC8282
Tritanomaly#DB8570
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D9884A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9884a: #D9884A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9884A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9884a': '#D9884A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.533, blue: 0.290)
Android XML<color name="color_d9884a">#D9884A</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9884A"

More Orange Colors

#D9884A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#D9884A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9884A?

#D9884A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(217, 136, 74) in RGB and hsl(26, 65%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peru (#CD853F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #D9884A?

#D9884A is rgb(217, 136, 74) — red 217, green 136, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9884A?

#D9884A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 66%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9884A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9884A scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9884A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9884A 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 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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