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#DF5616 Color

#DF5616 is rgb(223, 86, 22) in RGB, hsl(19, 82%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 90%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flame (#E25822), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DF5616
HEX#DF5616
RGBrgb(223, 86, 22)
HSLhsl(19, 82%, 48%)
HSVhsv(19, 90%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 90%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.184 40.9)
LABlab(55.21% 52.66 60.40)
LCHlch(55.21% 80.13 48.92)

What #DF5616 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 #DF5616, 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.

#DF5616 Channel Values

How #DF5616 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 86 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 82% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 90% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 90% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.83:1 vs white · 5.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DF5616 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 text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DF5616 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DF5616

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DF5616; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DF5616

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 #DF5616.

How #DF5616 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#DF5616
Protanopia#7C7C10
Protanomaly#AD6F12
Deuteranopia#969600
Deuteranomaly#B88100
Tritanopia#E05151
Tritanomaly#E05341
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DF5616 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-df5616: #DF5616;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DF5616;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-df5616': '#DF5616' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.337, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_df5616">#DF5616</color>
SVG fillfill="#DF5616"

More Orange Colors

#DF5616 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DF5616 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DF5616?

#DF5616 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(223, 86, 22) in RGB and hsl(19, 82%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flame (#E25822), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.56.

What is the RGB value of #DF5616?

#DF5616 is rgb(223, 86, 22) — red 223, green 86, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DF5616?

#DF5616 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 90%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DF5616 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DF5616 scores 3.83:1 against white and 5.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DF5616 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DF5616 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 13.79, which is visibly different.

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