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#DA9E5D Color

#DA9E5D is rgb(218, 158, 93) in RGB, hsl(31, 63%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 57%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Earth Yellow (#E1A95F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA9E5D
HEX#DA9E5D
RGBrgb(218, 158, 93)
HSLhsl(31, 63%, 61%)
HSVhsv(31, 57%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 57%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.109 67)
LABlab(70.02% 17.94 42.80)
LCHlch(70.02% 46.41 67.25)

What #DA9E5D 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 #DA9E5D, 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.

#DA9E5D Channel Values

How #DA9E5D 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 158 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 63% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 57% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 57% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.33:1 vs white · 9.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA9E5D 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 text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DA9E5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA9E5D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DA9E5D

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 #DA9E5D.

How #DA9E5D 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#DA9E5D
Protanopia#AAAA5C
Protanomaly#BFA55D
Deuteranopia#B5B559
Deuteranomaly#C5AC5B
Tritanopia#DE9898
Tritanomaly#DC9A84
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA9E5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-da9e5d: #DA9E5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA9E5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da9e5d': '#DA9E5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.620, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_da9e5d">#DA9E5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA9E5D"

More Orange Colors

#DA9E5D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA9E5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA9E5D?

#DA9E5D is a light orange — rgb(218, 158, 93) in RGB and hsl(31, 63%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Earth Yellow (#E1A95F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #DA9E5D?

#DA9E5D is rgb(218, 158, 93) — red 218, green 158, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA9E5D?

#DA9E5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 57%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA9E5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA9E5D scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA9E5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA9E5D 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 10.07, which is visibly different.

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