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#d45310

a dark, electric orange · warm · closest name: Chocolate

RGB
212, 83, 16
HSL
21°, 86%, 45%
CMYK
0, 61, 93, 17
Luminance
0.2022

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d45310 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d45310
Hue
21°
orange
Saturation
86%
electric
Lightness
45%
dark
Brightness
83%
HSV value
Perceived
52%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2022
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
5/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.04:1
Closest name
Chocolate
ΔE2000 6.3
Where it sits
Hue21° of 360°
Saturation86%
Lightness45%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool5% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d45310
RGBrgb(212, 83, 16)
HSLhsl(21, 86%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 93%, 17%)
LABlab(52.1 48.2 58.4)
LCHlch(52.1 75.7 50.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.605 0.176 42.0)
Decimal13914896
Display P3color(display-p3 0.831 0.325 0.063)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d45310;
background-color: #d45310;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d45310] bg-[#d45310]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d45310;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.831, green: 0.325, blue: 0.063)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d45310")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD45310)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(16, 83, 212)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d45310 · 5.04:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.16:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.04:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #d45310 as text scores 4.16:1 on white and 5.04:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d45310 on white: 4.16:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d45310 on black: 5.04:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #796A00
deuteranopia · #988703
tritanopia · #EA3048

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d45310 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDF6F2
#FAECE5
#F7D6C5
#F7B897
#F39462
#EF702E
#d45310
#BE4A0E
#983B0B
#6E2E0D
#451D08
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF6F2Darkest = 950 · #451D08
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF6F2;
  --brand-100: #FAECE5;
  --brand-200: #F7D6C5;
  --brand-300: #F7B897;
  --brand-400: #F39462;
  --brand-500: #EF702E;
  --brand-600: #d45310;
  --brand-700: #BE4A0E;
  --brand-800: #983B0B;
  --brand-900: #6E2E0D;
  --brand-950: #451D08;
  --brand: #d45310;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d45310

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF6F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDCFC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B664B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0AB1C2
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#772E09
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDEFE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241914
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d45310

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#1091D4
Analogous left#D4102F
Analogous right#D4B510
Split-complement 1#10D4B5
Split-complement 2#102FD4
Triadic 1#10D453
Triadic 2#5310D4
Tetradic#2FD410

RGB percentages

Red83.1%
Green32.5%
Blue6.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta60.8%
Yellow92.5%
Key (black)16.9%

Color previews

#d45310 text on a black background

contrast 5.04:1

Card sample

#d45310 text on a white background

contrast 4.16:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d45310;
Background color
Panel with #d45310 background
background-color: #d45310;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d45310;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(212, 83, 16, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(212, 83, 16, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d45310;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d45310, #D2D410);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d45310

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d45310 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#d45310, answered

What color is #d45310?

#d45310 is a dark electric orange, closest to Chocolate (ΔE2000 6.3). It sits at 21° on the hue wheel with 86% saturation and 45% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #d45310?

rgb(212, 83, 16) — 212 red, 83 green and 16 blue out of 255, or 83.1% / 32.5% / 6.3% by channel.

Is #d45310 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2022 and perceived brightness is 52%, so black text on it reaches 5.04:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d45310?

Black. It scores 5.04:1 against #d45310, versus 4.16:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d45310?

#1091D4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #10D4B5 and #102FD4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d45310?

For interface work: #FAF6F4 as the surface, #EDCFC0 for borders, #9B664B for secondary text, #0AB1C2 as an accent and #772E09 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D4102F and #D4B510 stays calm, while #1091D4 is the loudest partner.

What is #d45310 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 61%, 93%, 17%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #d45310 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 5 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EC6612; nudged cooler, #D60E13.

Work with #d45310 in the Color Lab