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#DF7E34 Color

#DF7E34 is rgb(223, 126, 52) in RGB, hsl(26, 73%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 77%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ocher (Ochre) (#CC7722), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DF7E34
HEX#DF7E34
RGBrgb(223, 126, 52)
HSLhsl(26, 73%, 54%)
HSVhsv(26, 77%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 77%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.147 54.1)
LABlab(63.00% 34.57 55.08)
LCHlch(63.00% 65.03 57.89)

What #DF7E34 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 #DF7E34, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ocher (Ochre)#CC7722ΔE 6.72Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 7.73Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 8.08Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.11Chocolate#D2691EΔE 8.27Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 8.58

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DF7E34 Channel Values

How #DF7E34 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 126 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 73% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 77% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 77% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DF7E34 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 text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DF7E34 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DF7E34

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DF7E34; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DF7E34
Complementary
#3495DF
Analogous
#DF343F
Analogous
#DFD434
Triadic
#34DF7E
Triadic
#7E34DF
Split comp.
#34DFD4
Split comp.
#343FDF

Tints & Shades of #DF7E34

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

#E38F4F
#E8A36D
#ECB388
#F1C4A2
#F5D5BD
#F9E9DC

Shades

#CF6C20
#B05C1C
#924C17
#6E3A11
#4F290C
#311908

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DF7E34.

How #DF7E34 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#DF7E34
Protanopia#959532
Protanomaly#B78C33
Deuteranopia#A6A626
Deuteranomaly#C0982C
Tritanopia#E27878
Tritanomaly#E17A63
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DF7E34 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-df7e34: #DF7E34;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DF7E34;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-df7e34': '#DF7E34' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.494, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_df7e34">#DF7E34</color>
SVG fillfill="#DF7E34"

More Orange Colors

#DF7E34 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#DF7E34 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DF7E34?

#DF7E34 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(223, 126, 52) in RGB and hsl(26, 73%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ocher (Ochre) (#CC7722), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.72.

What is the RGB value of #DF7E34?

#DF7E34 is rgb(223, 126, 52) — red 223, green 126, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DF7E34?

#DF7E34 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 77%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DF7E34 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DF7E34 scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DF7E34 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DF7E34 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 8.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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