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#DA430B Color

#DA430B is rgb(218, 67, 11) in RGB, hsl(16, 90%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 95%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Soda (#E74E14), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA430B
HEX#DA430B
RGBrgb(218, 67, 11)
HSLhsl(16, 90%, 45%)
HSVhsv(16, 95%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 95%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.196 36.8)
LABlab(51.43% 58.31 60.79)
LCHlch(51.43% 84.24 46.19)

What #DA430B 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 #DA430B, 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.

#DA430B Channel Values

How #DA430B 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 218 · G 67 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 90% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 95% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 95% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.39:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA430B 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 text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA430B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA430B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA430B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DA430B

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 #DA430B.

How #DA430B 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#DA430B
Protanopia#717101
Protanomaly#A66205
Deuteranopia#8E8E00
Deuteranomaly#B17700
Tritanopia#DB3F3F
Tritanomaly#DB4131
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA430B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da430b: #DA430B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA430B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da430b': '#DA430B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.263, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_da430b">#DA430B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA430B"

More Orange Colors

#DA430B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA430B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA430B?

#DA430B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(218, 67, 11) in RGB and hsl(16, 90%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Soda (#E74E14), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #DA430B?

#DA430B is rgb(218, 67, 11) — red 218, green 67, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA430B?

#DA430B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 95%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA430B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA430B scores 4.39:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA430B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA430B 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 16.44, which is visibly different.

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