#DB8A33

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.

About #DB8A33

When working with digital screens, the color #DB8A33 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Peru. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 138 green, and 51 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 77% yellow, and 14% black. With a hue angle of 31.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB8A33
RGB219, 138, 51
HSL31.1°, 70.0%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 37%, 77%, 14%
HSV31.1°, 76.7%, 85.9%
LAB64.5, 24.1, 56.7
XYZ38.9, 33.5, 7.5
Decimal14387763

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.70:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.61:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB8A33; }
.text-color { color: #DB8A33; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB8A33; }

Similar Colors

Peru
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