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#DA562B Color

#DA562B is rgb(218, 86, 43) in RGB, hsl(15, 70%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 80%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flame (#E25822), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA562B
HEX#DA562B
RGBrgb(218, 86, 43)
HSLhsl(15, 70%, 51%)
HSVhsv(15, 80%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 80%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.175 37.7)
LABlab(54.47% 51.23 51.05)
LCHlch(54.47% 72.32 44.90)

What #DA562B 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 #DA562B, 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.

#DA562B Channel Values

How #DA562B 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 86 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 70% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 80% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 80% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.93:1 vs white · 5.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA562B 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 text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA562B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA562B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA562B; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA562B

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 #DA562B.

How #DA562B 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#DA562B
Protanopia#7B7B28
Protanomaly#A96E29
Deuteranopia#949414
Deuteranomaly#B47F1F
Tritanopia#DB5252
Tritanomaly#DB5445
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA562B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da562b: #DA562B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA562B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da562b': '#DA562B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.337, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_da562b">#DA562B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA562B"

More Orange Colors

#DA562B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA562B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA562B?

#DA562B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(218, 86, 43) in RGB and hsl(15, 70%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flame (#E25822), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.41.

What is the RGB value of #DA562B?

#DA562B is rgb(218, 86, 43) — red 218, green 86, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA562B?

#DA562B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 80%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA562B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA562B scores 3.93:1 against white and 5.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA562B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA562B 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 12.2, which is visibly different.

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