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#DF8816 Color

#DF8816 is rgb(223, 136, 22) in RGB, hsl(34, 82%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 90%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Carrot Orange (#ED9121), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DF8816
HEX#DF8816
RGBrgb(223, 136, 22)
HSLhsl(34, 82%, 48%)
HSVhsv(34, 90%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 90%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.153 64.8)
LABlab(65.05% 28.96 66.88)
LCHlch(65.05% 72.88 66.59)

What #DF8816 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 #DF8816, 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.

#DF8816 Channel Values

How #DF8816 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 136 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 82% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 90% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 90% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DF8816 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DF8816 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DF8816

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DF8816; 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 #DF8816

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 #DF8816.

How #DF8816 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#DF8816
Protanopia#9B9B11
Protanomaly#BA9413
Deuteranopia#ABAB00
Deuteranomaly#C29E00
Tritanopia#E38080
Tritanomaly#E18366
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DF8816 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-df8816: #DF8816;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DF8816;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-df8816': '#DF8816' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.533, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_df8816">#DF8816</color>
SVG fillfill="#DF8816"

More Orange Colors

#DF8816 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DF8816 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DF8816?

#DF8816 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(223, 136, 22) in RGB and hsl(34, 82%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ED9121), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.21.

What is the RGB value of #DF8816?

#DF8816 is rgb(223, 136, 22) — red 223, green 136, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DF8816?

#DF8816 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 90%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DF8816 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DF8816 scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DF8816 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DF8816 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 darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 15.12, which is visibly different.

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