Palettes / Colors / #DA4E27

#DA4E27 — Orange

#DA4E27 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #DA4E27 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DA4E27 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #25B3DA; it also sits naturally between #DA2558 and #DAA725. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 82% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DA4E27

.text { color: #DA4E27; }
.background { background-color: #DA4E27; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA4E27; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 78, 39); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 71%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA4E27; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 78, 39, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA4E27; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 78, 39, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA4E27">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA4E27">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #25B3DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA4E27: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA4E27

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DA4E27 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA4E27 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA4E27?

#DA4E27 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 218, 78, 39). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA4E27?

#DA4E27 is RGB 218, 78, 39 — HSL 13°, 71%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 82%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA4E27?

Its complement is #25B3DA; analogous partners are #DA2558 and #DAA725. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA4E27 for text?

Black text on #DA4E27 has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.12:1.