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#DA9A81 Color

#DA9A81 is rgb(218, 154, 129) in RGB, hsl(17, 55%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Brass (#CD9575), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA9A81
HEX#DA9A81
RGBrgb(218, 154, 129)
HSLhsl(17, 55%, 68%)
HSVhsv(17, 41%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.085 42.2)
LABlab(69.54% 22.43 23.22)
LCHlch(69.54% 32.28 45.98)

What #DA9A81 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 #DA9A81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 5.22Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 7.71Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 8.97Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 9.12Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 10.16Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 10.9

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

#DA9A81 Channel Values

How #DA9A81 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 154 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 55% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 41% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 41% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA9A81 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA9A81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA9A81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA9A81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DA9A81
Complementary
#81C1DA
Analogous
#DA8194
Analogous
#DAC781
Triadic
#81DA9A
Triadic
#9A81DA
Split comp.
#81DAC7
Split comp.
#8194DA

Tints & Shades of #DA9A81

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

#DFA790
#E5B6A4
#E9C3B4
#EED0C4
#F2DCD4
#F8ECE7

Shades

#D07E5D
#C66139
#A2502F
#7B3C24
#572B19
#33190F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA9A81.

How #DA9A81 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#DA9A81
Protanopia#A7A781
Protanomaly#BEA281
Deuteranopia#B3B37E
Deuteranomaly#C4A97F
Tritanopia#DC9797
Tritanomaly#DB988F
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA9A81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da9a81: #DA9A81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA9A81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da9a81': '#DA9A81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.604, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_da9a81">#DA9A81</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA9A81"

More Orange Colors

#DA9A81 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#DA9A81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA9A81?

#DA9A81 is a light orange — rgb(218, 154, 129) in RGB and hsl(17, 55%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Brass (#CD9575), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #DA9A81?

#DA9A81 is rgb(218, 154, 129) — red 218, green 154, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA9A81?

#DA9A81 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA9A81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA9A81 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA9A81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA9A81 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 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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