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#DF5E01 Color

#DF5E01 is rgb(223, 94, 1) in RGB, hsl(25, 99%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Orange (#E86100), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DF5E01
HEX#DF5E01
RGBrgb(223, 94, 1)
HSLhsl(25, 99%, 44%)
HSVhsv(25, 100%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.18 45.6)
LABlab(56.53% 49.03 65.89)
LCHlch(56.53% 82.13 53.34)

What #DF5E01 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 #DF5E01, 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.

#DF5E01 Channel Values

How #DF5E01 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 94 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 99% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 100% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 100% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DF5E01 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DF5E01

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DF5E01; 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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Tints & Shades of #DF5E01

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.

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How #DF5E01 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#DF5E01
Protanopia#818100
Protanomaly#AF7400
Deuteranopia#999900
Deuteranomaly#B98500
Tritanopia#E15858
Tritanomaly#E05B45
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DF5E01 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-df5e01: #DF5E01;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DF5E01;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-df5e01': '#DF5E01' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.369, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_df5e01">#DF5E01</color>
SVG fillfill="#DF5E01"

More Brown Colors

#DF5E01 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DF5E01 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DF5E01?

#DF5E01 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(223, 94, 1) in RGB and hsl(25, 99%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Orange (#E86100), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.51.

What is the RGB value of #DF5E01?

#DF5E01 is rgb(223, 94, 1) — red 223, green 94, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DF5E01?

#DF5E01 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 100%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DF5E01 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DF5E01 scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DF5E01 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DF5E01 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 12.86, which is visibly different.

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