Palettes / Colors / #DC622E

#DC622E — Orange

#DC622E is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

#DC622E 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 #2EA7DC; it also sits naturally between #DC2E50 and #DCB92E. 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 86% · Green 38% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 79% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC622E

.text { color: #DC622E; }
.background { background-color: #DC622E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC622E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 98, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC622E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 98, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC622E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 98, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC622E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC622E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DC622E

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Tones of #DC622E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EA7DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC622E: #000000.

How #DC622E 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 #DC622E 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

← #DC622D  ·  #DC622F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC622E?

#DC622E is Orange, a orange color (RGB 220, 98, 46). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC622E?

#DC622E is RGB 220, 98, 46 — HSL 18°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 55%, 79%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC622E?

Its complement is #2EA7DC; analogous partners are #DC2E50 and #DCB92E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC622E for text?

Black text on #DC622E has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.