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#D9977D Color

#D9977D is rgb(217, 151, 125) in RGB, hsl(17, 55%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 42%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Brass (#CD9575), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9977D
HEX#D9977D
RGBrgb(217, 151, 125)
HSLhsl(17, 55%, 67%)
HSVhsv(17, 42%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 42%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.088 42.3)
LABlab(68.65% 23.25 24.20)
LCHlch(68.65% 33.56 46.15)

What #D9977D 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 #D9977D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 5.07Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.02Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 8.68Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 8.91Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 9.9Pale Copper#DA8A67ΔE 10.13

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

#D9977D Channel Values

How #D9977D 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 151 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 55% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 42% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 42% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9977D 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D9977D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D9977D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9977D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D9977D
Complementary
#7DBFD9
Analogous
#D97D91
Analogous
#D9C57D
Triadic
#7DD997
Triadic
#977DD9
Split comp.
#7DD9C5
Split comp.
#7D91D9

Tints & Shades of #D9977D

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

#DEA38C
#E3B3A0
#E8C0B0
#EED0C4
#F2DCD4
#F8ECE7

Shades

#CF7A59
#C25F38
#9E4E2E
#7B3C24
#572B19
#33190F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D9977D.

How #D9977D 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#D9977D
Protanopia#A5A57D
Protanomaly#BC9F7D
Deuteranopia#B0B07A
Deuteranomaly#C2A77B
Tritanopia#DB9494
Tritanomaly#DA958B
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D9977D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9977d: #D9977D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9977D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9977d': '#D9977D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.592, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_d9977d">#D9977D</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9977D"

More Orange Colors

#D9977D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#D9977D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9977D?

#D9977D is a light orange — rgb(217, 151, 125) in RGB and hsl(17, 55%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Brass (#CD9575), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #D9977D?

#D9977D is rgb(217, 151, 125) — red 217, green 151, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9977D?

#D9977D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 42%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9977D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9977D scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9977D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9977D 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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