#DB7E06 Color

#DB7E06 is rgb(219, 126, 6) in RGB, hsl(34, 95%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 97%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fulvous (#E48400), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DB7E06

HEX#DB7E06

RGBrgb(219, 126, 6)

HSLhsl(34, 95%, 44%)

HSVhsv(34, 97%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 97%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.156 61.6)

LABlab(62.28% 32.20 67.68)

LCHlch(62.28% 74.95 64.55)

What #DB7E06 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 #DB7E06, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fulvous#E48400ΔE 4.06 Mustard Brown#CD7A00ΔE 5.11 Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 6.89 Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 7.9 Tangerine#F28500ΔE 9.28 Neon Tangerine#F6890AΔE 9.76

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

#DB7E06 Channel Values

How #DB7E06 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 219 · G 126 · B 6	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 34° · S 95% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 34° · S 97% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 42% · Y 97% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3:1 vs white · 7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DB7E06 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DB7E06

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DB7E06; 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 #DB7E06

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

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How #DB7E06 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#DB7E06

Protanopia#939300

Protanomaly#B58B02

Deuteranopia#A5A500

Deuteranomaly#BD9700

Tritanopia#DF7676

Tritanomaly#DD7A5D

Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #DB7E06 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-db7e06: #DB7E06;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DB7E06;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-db7e06': '#DB7E06' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.494, blue: 0.024)

Android XML<color name="color_db7e06">#DB7E06</color>

SVG fillfill="#DB7E06"

More Brown Colors

#DB7E06 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#DB7E06 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DB7E06?

#DB7E06 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(219, 126, 6) in RGB and hsl(34, 95%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fulvous (#E48400), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.06.

What is the RGB value of #DB7E06?

#DB7E06 is rgb(219, 126, 6) — red 219, green 126, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DB7E06?

#DB7E06 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 97%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DB7E06 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DB7E06 scores 3:1 against white and 7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DB7E06 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DB7E06 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 13.56, which is visibly different.

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