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#DAA24E Color

#DAA24E is rgb(218, 162, 78) in RGB, hsl(36, 65%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 64%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAA24E
HEX#DAA24E
RGBrgb(218, 162, 78)
HSLhsl(36, 65%, 58%)
HSVhsv(36, 64%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 64%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.121 75.1)
LABlab(70.85% 15.15 51.01)
LCHlch(70.85% 53.21 73.46)

What #DAA24E 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 #DAA24E, 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.

#DAA24E Channel Values

How #DAA24E 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 162 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 65% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 64% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 64% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAA24E 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAA24E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAA24E; 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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Tints & Shades of #DAA24E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAA24E.

How #DAA24E 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#DAA24E
Protanopia#ADAD4D
Protanomaly#C1A94E
Deuteranopia#B7B749
Deuteranomaly#C6AF4B
Tritanopia#DF9A9A
Tritanomaly#DD9E83
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAA24E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daa24e: #DAA24E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAA24E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daa24e': '#DAA24E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.635, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_daa24e">#DAA24E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAA24E"

More Orange Colors

#DAA24E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAA24E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAA24E?

#DAA24E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(218, 162, 78) in RGB and hsl(36, 65%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indian Yellow (#E3A857), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.

What is the RGB value of #DAA24E?

#DAA24E is rgb(218, 162, 78) — red 218, green 162, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAA24E?

#DAA24E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 64%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAA24E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAA24E scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAA24E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAA24E 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 11.76, which is visibly different.

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