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#DA9462 Color

#DA9462 is rgb(218, 148, 98) in RGB, hsl(25, 62%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 55%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Orange (#D99058), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA9462
HEX#DA9462
RGBrgb(218, 148, 98)
HSLhsl(25, 62%, 62%)
HSVhsv(25, 55%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 55%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.107 55.7)
LABlab(67.70% 23.35 37.49)
LCHlch(67.70% 44.16 58.09)

What #DA9462 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 #DA9462, 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.

#DA9462 Channel Values

How #DA9462 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 148 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 62% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 55% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 55% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA9462 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 text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA9462 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA9462

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA9462; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA9462

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 #DA9462.

How #DA9462 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#DA9462
Protanopia#A3A361
Protanomaly#BB9D62
Deuteranopia#AFAF5E
Deuteranomaly#C2A55F
Tritanopia#DD8F8F
Tritanomaly#DC917F
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA9462 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da9462: #DA9462;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA9462;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da9462': '#DA9462' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.580, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_da9462">#DA9462</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA9462"

More Orange Colors

#DA9462 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA9462 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA9462?

#DA9462 is a light orange — rgb(218, 148, 98) in RGB and hsl(25, 62%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Orange (#D99058), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #DA9462?

#DA9462 is rgb(218, 148, 98) — red 218, green 148, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA9462?

#DA9462 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 55%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA9462 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA9462 scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA9462 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA9462 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 11.49, which is visibly different.

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