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#DC4D00 closest to Langoustine

#DC4D00 is a medium, vivid orange; the closest named color is Langoustine. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 30.2% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(220, 77, 0)). Its HSL value is 21° hue, 100% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 100% yellow and 14% black. #DC4D00 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.10:1.

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Variations of #DC4D00

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DC4D00 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DC4D00008FDC
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

DC4D0000DC4D4D00DC
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DC4D00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DC4D00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9B8900
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #786900
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C6600
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9B8900
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B17800
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F31E42
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E53F2B
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9C736D

#DC4D00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.11:1 Poor#DC4D00 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.10:1 Good#DC4D00 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DC4D00 in CSS

/* Langoustine */
.color { color: #DC4D00; }
.background { background-color: #DC4D00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DC4D00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 77 0);
color: hsl(21 100% 43%);
color: oklch(0.610 0.191 40.2);

#DC4D00 FAQ

What color is #DC4D00?

#DC4D00 is a medium, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Langoustine. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DC4D00?

#DC4D00 is rgb(220, 77, 0) in RGB, hsl(21, 100%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 65%, 100%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DC4D00?

The complementary color of #DC4D00 is #008FDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DC4D00?

Black text has the best contrast on #DC4D00: 5.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DC4D00 a warm or cool color?

#DC4D00 is a warm color.