What color is #DA6B17?

#DA6B17 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA6B17?

The RGB value is 218, 107, 23: 218 red, 107 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA6B17?

The complementary color is #1786DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA6B17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA6B17 color

#DA6B17 rgb(218, 107, 23)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DA6B17 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 42% green and 9% blue (218, 107, 23).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 81% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 89% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Cinnamon (#D2691E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#DA6B17 color codes

HEX	`#DA6B17`
RGB	`rgb(218, 107, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 42%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 81%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 89%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 89%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.55, 39.07, 60.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.55, 72.23, 57.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.329, 25.487, 3.922)`
Decimal	`14314263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA6B17, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DA6B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#DA6B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DA6B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da6b17; }
.text { color: #da6b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da6b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 107 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da6b17, #dacd17); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DA6B17?: #DA6B17 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA6B17?: The RGB value is 218, 107, 23: 218 red, 107 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA6B17?: The complementary color is #1786DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA6B17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.