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#DA571B Color

#DA571B is rgb(218, 87, 27) in RGB, hsl(19, 78%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 88%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flame (#E25822), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA571B
HEX#DA571B
RGBrgb(218, 87, 27)
HSLhsl(19, 78%, 48%)
HSVhsv(19, 88%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 88%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.177 41.2)
LABlab(54.55% 50.51 57.80)
LCHlch(54.55% 76.76 48.85)

What #DA571B 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 #DA571B, 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.

#DA571B Channel Values

How #DA571B 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 87 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 78% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 88% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 88% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.92:1 vs white · 5.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA571B 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 text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DA571B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA571B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA571B

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

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How #DA571B 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#DA571B
Protanopia#7B7B16
Protanomaly#AA6E18
Deuteranopia#949400
Deuteranomaly#B48003
Tritanopia#DB5252
Tritanomaly#DB5442
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA571B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da571b: #DA571B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA571B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da571b': '#DA571B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.341, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_da571b">#DA571B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA571B"

More Orange Colors

#DA571B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA571B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA571B?

#DA571B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(218, 87, 27) in RGB and hsl(19, 78%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flame (#E25822), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.08.

What is the RGB value of #DA571B?

#DA571B is rgb(218, 87, 27) — red 218, green 87, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA571B?

#DA571B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 88%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA571B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA571B scores 3.92:1 against white and 5.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA571B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA571B 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 11.47, which is visibly different.

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