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#DB9524 Color

#DB9524 is rgb(219, 149, 36) in RGB, hsl(37, 72%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 84%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DB9524
HEX#DB9524
RGBrgb(219, 149, 36)
HSLhsl(37, 72%, 50%)
HSVhsv(37, 84%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 84%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.144 73)
LABlab(67.59% 20.87 64.71)
LCHlch(67.59% 67.99 72.12)

What #DB9524 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 #DB9524, 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.

#DB9524 Channel Values

How #DB9524 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 149 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 72% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 84% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 84% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DB9524 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 text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DB9524 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DB9524

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DB9524; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DB9524

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 #DB9524.

How #DB9524 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#DB9524
Protanopia#A4A422
Protanomaly#BC9E23
Deuteranopia#B0B013
Deuteranomaly#C3A61B
Tritanopia#E08D8D
Tritanomaly#DE9071
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DB9524 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-db9524: #DB9524;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DB9524;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-db9524': '#DB9524' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.584, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_db9524">#DB9524</color>
SVG fillfill="#DB9524"

More Orange Colors

#DB9524 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DB9524 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DB9524?

#DB9524 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(219, 149, 36) in RGB and hsl(37, 72%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #DB9524?

#DB9524 is rgb(219, 149, 36) — red 219, green 149, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DB9524?

#DB9524 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 84%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DB9524 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DB9524 scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DB9524 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DB9524 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 10.24, which is visibly different.

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