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#DA6E34 Color

#DA6E34 is rgb(218, 110, 52) in RGB, hsl(21, 69%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 76%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA6E34
HEX#DA6E34
RGBrgb(218, 110, 52)
HSLhsl(21, 69%, 53%)
HSVhsv(21, 76%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 76%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.153 46.3)
LABlab(58.96% 40.45 50.99)
LCHlch(58.96% 65.09 51.58)

What #DA6E34 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 #DA6E34, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chocolate#D2691EΔE 7.07Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 7.93Medium Vermilion#D9603BΔE 9.39Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 9.71Alloy Orange#C46210ΔE 9.96Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 11.28

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

#DA6E34 Channel Values

How #DA6E34 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 110 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 69% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 76% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 76% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA6E34 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA6E34 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA6E34

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA6E34; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DA6E34
Complementary
#34A0DA
Analogous
#DA344D
Analogous
#DAC134
Triadic
#34DA6E
Triadic
#6E34DA
Split comp.
#34DAC1
Split comp.
#344DDA

Tints & Shades of #DA6E34

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

#DF814E
#E4966C
#E9A986
#EEBEA5
#F3D1BE
#F9E6DD

Shades

#C65D24
#A84F1F
#8A4119
#6C3314
#4E240E
#2F1609

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA6E34.

How #DA6E34 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#DA6E34
Protanopia#898932
Protanomaly#AF7F33
Deuteranopia#9D9D26
Deuteranomaly#B88C2C
Tritanopia#DC6969
Tritanomaly#DB6B58
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA6E34 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da6e34: #DA6E34;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA6E34;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da6e34': '#DA6E34' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.431, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_da6e34">#DA6E34</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA6E34"

More Orange Colors

#DA6E34 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DA6E34 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA6E34?

#DA6E34 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(218, 110, 52) in RGB and hsl(21, 69%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #DA6E34?

#DA6E34 is rgb(218, 110, 52) — red 218, green 110, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA6E34?

#DA6E34 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 76%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA6E34 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA6E34 scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA6E34 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA6E34 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 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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