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#DB920A Color

#DB920A is rgb(219, 146, 10) in RGB, hsl(39, 91%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 95%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DB920A
HEX#DB920A
RGBrgb(219, 146, 10)
HSLhsl(39, 91%, 45%)
HSVhsv(39, 95%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 95%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.151 73.2)
LABlab(66.81% 22.07 69.90)
LCHlch(66.81% 73.30 72.48)

What #DB920A 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 #DB920A, 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.

#DB920A Channel Values

How #DB920A 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 219 · G 146 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 91% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 95% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 95% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DB920A 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DB920A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DB920A; 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 #DB920A

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 #DB920A.

How #DB920A 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#DB920A
Protanopia#A2A204
Protanomaly#BB9C06
Deuteranopia#AFAF00
Deuteranomaly#C2A400
Tritanopia#E08989
Tritanomaly#DE8D6D
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DB920A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-db920a: #DB920A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DB920A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-db920a': '#DB920A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.573, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_db920a">#DB920A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DB920A"

More Orange Colors

#DB920A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DB920A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DB920A?

#DB920A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(219, 146, 10) in RGB and hsl(39, 91%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.1.

What is the RGB value of #DB920A?

#DB920A is rgb(219, 146, 10) — red 219, green 146, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DB920A?

#DB920A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 95%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DB920A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DB920A scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DB920A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DB920A 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 10.91, which is visibly different.

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