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#DA911B Color

#DA911B is rgb(218, 145, 27) in RGB, hsl(37, 78%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 88%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA911B
HEX#DA911B
RGBrgb(218, 145, 27)
HSLhsl(37, 78%, 48%)
HSVhsv(37, 88%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 88%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.146 71.9)
LABlab(66.49% 22.34 66.34)
LCHlch(66.49% 70.00 71.39)

What #DA911B 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 #DA911B, 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.

#DA911B Channel Values

How #DA911B 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 145 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 78% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 88% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 88% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA911B 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 text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA911B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA911B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA911B; 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
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DA911B

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 #DA911B.

How #DA911B 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#DA911B
Protanopia#A1A118
Protanomaly#BA9B19
Deuteranopia#AEAE00
Deuteranomaly#C1A30D
Tritanopia#DF8989
Tritanomaly#DD8C6D
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA911B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da911b: #DA911B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA911B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da911b': '#DA911B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.569, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_da911b">#DA911B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA911B"

More Orange Colors

#DA911B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA911B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA911B?

#DA911B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(218, 145, 27) in RGB and hsl(37, 78%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #DA911B?

#DA911B is rgb(218, 145, 27) — red 218, green 145, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA911B?

#DA911B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 88%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA911B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA911B scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA911B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA911B 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 11.46, which is visibly different.

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