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#DF602A Color

#DF602A is rgb(223, 96, 42) in RGB, hsl(18, 74%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 81%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Red-tangelo (#DF6124), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DF602A
HEX#DF602A
RGBrgb(223, 96, 42)
HSLhsl(18, 74%, 52%)
HSVhsv(18, 81%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 81%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.172 41.3)
LABlab(57.02% 48.63 54.11)
LCHlch(57.02% 72.75 48.05)

What #DF602A 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 #DF602A, 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.

#DF602A Channel Values

How #DF602A 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 96 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 74% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 81% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 81% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DF602A 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 text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DF602A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DF602A; 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 #DF602A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DF602A.

How #DF602A 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#DF602A
Protanopia#828227
Protanomaly#AF7628
Deuteranopia#9A9A12
Deuteranomaly#BA861E
Tritanopia#E15B5B
Tritanomaly#E05D4C
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DF602A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-df602a: #DF602A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DF602A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-df602a': '#DF602A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.376, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_df602a">#DF602A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DF602A"

More Orange Colors

#DF602A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DF602A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DF602A?

#DF602A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(223, 96, 42) in RGB and hsl(18, 74%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Red-tangelo (#DF6124), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.71.

What is the RGB value of #DF602A?

#DF602A is rgb(223, 96, 42) — red 223, green 96, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DF602A?

#DF602A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 81%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DF602A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DF602A scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DF602A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DF602A 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 10.02, which is visibly different.

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