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#DF4401 Color

#DF4401 is rgb(223, 68, 1) in RGB, hsl(18, 99%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 100%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Soda (#E74E14), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DF4401
HEX#DF4401
RGBrgb(223, 68, 1)
HSLhsl(18, 99%, 44%)
HSVhsv(18, 100%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 100%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.201 37.4)
LABlab(52.47% 59.52 64.20)
LCHlch(52.47% 87.55 47.17)

What #DF4401 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 #DF4401, 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.

#DF4401 Channel Values

How #DF4401 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 223 · G 68 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 99% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 100% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 100% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DF4401 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 text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DF4401 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DF4401

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DF4401; 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 #DF4401

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 #DF4401.

How #DF4401 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#DF4401
Protanopia#747400
Protanomaly#AA6400
Deuteranopia#919100
Deuteranomaly#B57900
Tritanopia#E04040
Tritanomaly#E04131
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DF4401 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-df4401: #DF4401;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DF4401;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-df4401': '#DF4401' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.267, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_df4401">#DF4401</color>
SVG fillfill="#DF4401"

More Brown Colors

#DF4401 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DF4401 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DF4401?

#DF4401 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(223, 68, 1) in RGB and hsl(18, 99%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Soda (#E74E14), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.79.

What is the RGB value of #DF4401?

#DF4401 is rgb(223, 68, 1) — red 223, green 68, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DF4401?

#DF4401 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 100%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DF4401 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DF4401 scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DF4401 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DF4401 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 13.22, which is visibly different.

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