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#df670f

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

RGB
223, 103, 15
HSL
25°, 87%, 47%
CMYK
0, 54, 93, 13
Luminance
0.2542

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #df670f is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#df670f
Hue
25°
orange
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
47%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
57%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2542
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
3/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
6.08:1
Closest name
Chocolate
ΔE2000 2.6
Where it sits
Hue25° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness47%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool3% 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#df670f
RGBrgb(223, 103, 15)
HSLhsl(25, 87%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 93%, 13%)
LABlab(57.5 42.9 63.1)
LCHlch(57.5 76.3 55.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.649 0.172 48.3)
Decimal14640911
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.404 0.059)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #df670f;
background-color: #df670f;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#df670f] bg-[#df670f]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #df670f;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.404, blue: 0.059)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#df670f")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDF670F)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(15, 103, 223)

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 #df670f · 6.08:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.45:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.08:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #df670f as text scores 3.45:1 on white and 6.08:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#df670f on white: 3.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#df670f on black: 6.08:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #8A7900
deuteranopia · #A79406
tritanopia · #F54A58

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #df670f 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.

#FDF7F2
#FAEEE5
#F8DAC4
#F8BF96
#F4A061
#F1802D
#df670f
#BF580D
#99470A
#6E360C
#452207
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDF7F2Darkest = 950 · #452207
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDF7F2;
  --brand-100: #FAEEE5;
  --brand-200: #F8DAC4;
  --brand-300: #F8BF96;
  --brand-400: #F4A061;
  --brand-500: #F1802D;
  --brand-600: #df670f;
  --brand-700: #BF580D;
  --brand-800: #99470A;
  --brand-900: #6E360C;
  --brand-950: #452207;
  --brand: #df670f;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #df670f

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#FAF7F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDD3C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B6D4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#09A3C3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#773708
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDF1E7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241B14
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 #df670f

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
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#0F87DF
Analogous left#DF0F1F
Analogous right#DFCF0F
Split-complement 1#0FDFCF
Split-complement 2#0F1FDF
Triadic 1#0FDF67
Triadic 2#670FDF
Tetradic#1FDF0F

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green40.4%
Blue5.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta53.8%
Yellow93.3%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#df670f text on a black background

contrast 6.08:1

Card sample

#df670f text on a white background

contrast 3.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #df670f;
Background color
Panel with #df670f background
background-color: #df670f;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #df670f;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 103, 15, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 103, 15, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #df670f;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df670f, #CCDF0F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #df670f

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.

#df670f 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.

#df670f, answered

What color is #df670f?

#df670f is a balanced electric orange, closest to Chocolate (ΔE2000 2.6). It sits at 25° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 47% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #df670f?

rgb(223, 103, 15) — 223 red, 103 green and 15 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 40.4% / 5.9% by channel.

Is #df670f a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2542 and perceived brightness is 57%, so black text on it reaches 6.08:1.

Should I use black or white text on #df670f?

Black. It scores 6.08:1 against #df670f, versus 3.45:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #df670f?

#0F87DF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #0FDFCF and #0F1FDF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #df670f?

For interface work: #FAF7F4 as the surface, #EDD3C0 for borders, #9B6D4B for secondary text, #09A3C3 as an accent and #773708 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DF0F1F and #DFCF0F stays calm, while #0F87DF is the loudest partner.

What is #df670f in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 54%, 93%, 13%). 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 #df670f warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 3 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EF7318; nudged cooler, #E2190D.

Work with #df670f in the Color Lab