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#DA8044 Color

#DA8044 is rgb(218, 128, 68) in RGB, hsl(24, 67%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 69%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA8044
HEX#DA8044
RGBrgb(218, 128, 68)
HSLhsl(24, 67%, 56%)
HSVhsv(24, 69%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 69%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.134 52.2)
LABlab(62.86% 32.07 47.26)
LCHlch(62.86% 57.12 55.84)

What #DA8044 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 #DA8044, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 7.02Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 8.09Peru#CD853FΔE 8.23Neon Brown#C3732AΔE 8.58Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.58Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 10.39

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

#DA8044 Channel Values

How #DA8044 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 128 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 67% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 69% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 69% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA8044 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA8044 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA8044

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA8044; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DA8044
Complementary
#449EDA
Analogous
#DA4453
Analogous
#DACB44
Triadic
#44DA80
Triadic
#8044DA
Split comp.
#44DACB
Split comp.
#4453DA

Tints & Shades of #DA8044

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

#DF915D
#E4A277
#E9B490
#EEC5AA
#F3D7C3
#F8E8DD

Shades

#D16C29
#AF5B23
#914B1D
#6F3916
#512A10
#2F1809

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA8044.

How #DA8044 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#DA8044
Protanopia#959543
Protanomaly#B58D43
Deuteranopia#A5A53B
Deuteranomaly#BD983F
Tritanopia#DD7A7A
Tritanomaly#DC7D69
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA8044 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da8044: #DA8044;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA8044;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da8044': '#DA8044' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.502, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_da8044">#DA8044</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA8044"

More Orange Colors

#DA8044 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#DA8044 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA8044?

#DA8044 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(218, 128, 68) in RGB and hsl(24, 67%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #DA8044?

#DA8044 is rgb(218, 128, 68) — red 218, green 128, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA8044?

#DA8044 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 69%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA8044 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA8044 scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA8044 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA8044 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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