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#DC701E Color

#DC701E is rgb(220, 112, 30) in RGB, hsl(26, 76%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 86%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC701E
HEX#DC701E
RGBrgb(220, 112, 30)
HSLhsl(26, 76%, 49%)
HSVhsv(26, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 86%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.16 51.4)
LABlab(59.54% 39.78 60.52)
LCHlch(59.54% 72.42 56.68)

What #DC701E 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 #DC701E, 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.

#DC701E Channel Values

How #DC701E 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 112 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 76% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 86% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 86% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC701E 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 text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC701E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC701E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC701E; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DC701E

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 #DC701E.

How #DC701E 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#DC701E
Protanopia#8B8B1A
Protanomaly#B1811C
Deuteranopia#9F9F00
Deuteranomaly#BA8E0C
Tritanopia#DF6A6A
Tritanomaly#DE6C55
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC701E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc701e: #DC701E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC701E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc701e': '#DC701E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.439, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_dc701e">#DC701E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC701E"

More Orange Colors

#DC701E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC701E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC701E?

#DC701E is a mid-tone orange — rgb(220, 112, 30) in RGB and hsl(26, 76%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #DC701E?

#DC701E is rgb(220, 112, 30) — red 220, green 112, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC701E?

#DC701E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 86%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC701E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC701E scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC701E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC701E 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 4.19, which is very hard to tell apart.

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