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#D9B373 Color

#D9B373 is rgb(217, 179, 115) in RGB, hsl(38, 57%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 47%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D9B373
HEX#D9B373
RGBrgb(217, 179, 115)
HSLhsl(38, 57%, 65%)
HSVhsv(38, 47%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 47%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.093 79.8)
LABlab(75.32% 8.25 37.99)
LCHlch(75.32% 38.87 77.75)

What #D9B373 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 #D9B373, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.58Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.99Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 9.12Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 9.33Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 10.45Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 10.9

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

#D9B373 Channel Values

How #D9B373 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 179 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 57% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 47% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 47% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D9B373 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D9B373 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D9B373

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D9B373; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#D9B373
Complementary
#7398D9
Analogous
#D98073
Analogous
#CBD973
Triadic
#73D9B3
Triadic
#B373D9
Split comp.
#73CBD9
Split comp.
#8073D9

Tints & Shades of #D9B373

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

#DEBE87
#E2C797
#E8D2AB
#EDDCBF
#F3E7D3
#F7F0E3

Shades

#CFA04F
#C08D35
#9C732B
#785821
#543E17
#34260E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D9B373.

How #D9B373 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#D9B373
Protanopia#BABA73
Protanomaly#C7B773
Deuteranopia#C1C171
Deuteranomaly#CBBB72
Tritanopia#DEADAD
Tritanomaly#DCAF99
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D9B373 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-d9b373: #D9B373;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D9B373;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d9b373': '#D9B373' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.851, green: 0.702, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_d9b373">#D9B373</color>
SVG fillfill="#D9B373"

More Orange Colors

#D9B373 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#D9B373 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D9B373?

#D9B373 is a light orange — rgb(217, 179, 115) in RGB and hsl(38, 57%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #D9B373?

#D9B373 is rgb(217, 179, 115) — red 217, green 179, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D9B373?

#D9B373 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 47%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D9B373 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D9B373 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D9B373 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D9B373 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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