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#DC5004 Color

#DC5004 is rgb(220, 80, 4) in RGB, hsl(21, 96%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 98%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Traffic Orange (#E15501), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC5004
HEX#DC5004
RGBrgb(220, 80, 4)
HSLhsl(21, 96%, 44%)
HSVhsv(21, 98%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 98%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.188 40.9)
LABlab(53.69% 53.94 63.63)
LCHlch(53.69% 83.42 49.71)

What #DC5004 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 #DC5004, 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 brown in the library.

#DC5004 Channel Values

How #DC5004 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 220 · G 80 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 96% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 98% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 98% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.04:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC5004 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 text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC5004 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC5004

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC5004; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DC5004

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 #DC5004.

How #DC5004 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#DC5004
Protanopia#787800
Protanomaly#AA6A00
Deuteranopia#939300
Deuteranomaly#B57D00
Tritanopia#DD4B4B
Tritanomaly#DD4D3A
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC5004 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc5004: #DC5004;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC5004;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc5004': '#DC5004' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.314, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_dc5004">#DC5004</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC5004"

More Brown Colors

#DC5004 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC5004 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC5004?

#DC5004 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(220, 80, 4) in RGB and hsl(21, 96%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Traffic Orange (#E15501), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.59.

What is the RGB value of #DC5004?

#DC5004 is rgb(220, 80, 4) — red 220, green 80, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC5004?

#DC5004 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 98%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC5004 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC5004 scores 4.04:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC5004 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC5004 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 16.18, which is visibly different.

Open #DC5004 in a Tool

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