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#DA8D1B Color

#DA8D1B is rgb(218, 141, 27) in RGB, hsl(36, 78%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 88%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA8D1B
HEX#DA8D1B
RGBrgb(218, 141, 27)
HSLhsl(36, 78%, 48%)
HSVhsv(36, 88%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 88%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.147 69.3)
LABlab(65.56% 24.38 65.66)
LCHlch(65.56% 70.04 69.63)

What #DA8D1B 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 #DA8D1B, 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.

#DA8D1B Channel Values

How #DA8D1B 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 141 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 78% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 88% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 88% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA8D1B 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 #DA8D1B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA8D1B; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA8D1B

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 #DA8D1B.

How #DA8D1B 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#DA8D1B
Protanopia#9E9E18
Protanomaly#B99719
Deuteranopia#ACAC00
Deuteranomaly#C0A00C
Tritanopia#DE8585
Tritanomaly#DD886A
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA8D1B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da8d1b: #DA8D1B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA8D1B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da8d1b': '#DA8D1B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.553, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_da8d1b">#DA8D1B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA8D1B"

More Orange Colors

#DA8D1B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA8D1B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA8D1B?

#DA8D1B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(218, 141, 27) in RGB and hsl(36, 78%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #DA8D1B?

#DA8D1B is rgb(218, 141, 27) — red 218, green 141, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA8D1B?

#DA8D1B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 88%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA8D1B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA8D1B 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 #DA8D1B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA8D1B 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.11, which is visibly different.

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