Pale Copper (#DA8A67)

The hex code for Pale Copper is #DA8A67. It is rgb(218, 138, 103) in RGB, hsl(18, 61%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 15%) in CMYK — a light orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA8A67

HEX#DA8A67

RGBrgb(218, 138, 103)

HSLhsl(18, 61%, 63%)

HSVhsv(18, 53%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.11 44.2)

LABlab(65.47% 28.76 32.09)

LCHlch(65.47% 43.09 48.13)

Colors Closest to Pale Copper

Pale Copper is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Middle Red#E58E73ΔE 5.01 Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 6.17 Raw Sienna#D68A59ΔE 6.97 Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 9.23 Persian Orange#D99058ΔE 10.2 Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 11.09

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#DA8A67 Channel Values

How Pale Copper breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 218 · G 138 · B 103	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 18° · S 61% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 18° · S 53% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 37% · Y 53% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.69:1 vs white · 7.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pale Copper 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 text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Pale Copper

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Pale Copper; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Pale Copper

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.

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Shades

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How Pale Copper 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#DA8A67

Protanopia#9C9C66

Protanomaly#B89567

Deuteranopia#AAAA62

Deuteranomaly#BF9E64

Tritanopia#DC8686

Tritanomaly#DB887B

Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #DA8A67 in Code

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

CSS custom property--pale-copper: #DA8A67;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA8A67;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pale-copper': '#DA8A67' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.541, blue: 0.404)

Android XML<color name="pale_copper">#DA8A67</color>

SVG fillfill="#DA8A67"

More Orange Colors

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

dba875 da680f dbd7d2 d99a6c dc5528 d99058 dcae96 d98c3f dd9a1d d8be9c deaa88 d89374 e3c08d eac5b3 f18e37 f8c9a0 fcf4e8 ff6700 ff9900 ffb499 ffd485 ffe7c2 fff6f0 bfb8ae

#DA8A67 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pale Copper?

The hex code for Pale Copper is #DA8A67. That is rgb(218, 138, 103) in RGB, hsl(18, 61%, 63%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #DA8A67?

#DA8A67 is rgb(218, 138, 103) — red 218, green 138, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA8A67?

#DA8A67 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA8A67 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA8A67 scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA8A67 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA8A67 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 6.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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