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#DC7041 Color

#DC7041 is rgb(220, 112, 65) in RGB, hsl(18, 69%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 70%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DC7041
HEX#DC7041
RGBrgb(220, 112, 65)
HSLhsl(18, 69%, 56%)
HSVhsv(18, 70%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 70%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.148 43)
LABlab(59.76% 40.67 45.58)
LCHlch(59.76% 61.09 48.25)

What #DC7041 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 #DC7041, 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.

#DC7041 Channel Values

How #DC7041 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 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 69% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 70% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 70% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DC7041 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DC7041 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DC7041

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DC7041; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DC7041

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 #DC7041.

How #DC7041 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#DC7041
Protanopia#8B8B3F
Protanomaly#B18140
Deuteranopia#9F9F36
Deuteranomaly#BA8E3B
Tritanopia#DE6B6B
Tritanomaly#DD6D5D
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DC7041 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dc7041: #DC7041;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DC7041;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dc7041': '#DC7041' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.439, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_dc7041">#DC7041</color>
SVG fillfill="#DC7041"

More Orange Colors

#DC7041 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DC7041 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DC7041?

#DC7041 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(220, 112, 65) in RGB and hsl(18, 69%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #DC7041?

#DC7041 is rgb(220, 112, 65) — red 220, green 112, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DC7041?

#DC7041 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 70%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DC7041 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DC7041 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DC7041 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DC7041 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 11.03, which is visibly different.

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