HEX atlas value

#DF480C

#DF480C is a warm orange HEX color close to Burnt Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 72, 12, HSL 17, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.2035, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DF480C Sample readable text

HEX #DF480C

RGB rgb(223, 72, 12)

HSL hsl(17 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 68, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.2035

Contrast Black 5.07:1White 4.14:1

CSS

--color-df480c: #DF480C;
.background-df480c { background-color: #DF480C; }
.text-df480c { color: #DF480C; }

Luminance0.2035

Black text5.07:1AA Pass

White text4.14:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DF480C","rgb":[223,72,12],"hsl":[17,90,46],"cmyk":[0,68,95,13],"luminance":0.2035,"contrast":{"black":5.07,"white":4.14}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.07,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFB10C","hex":"#DFB10C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.43,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#882C07","hex":"#882C07","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.41,"contrastWhite":8.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#F67F51","hex":"#F67F51","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.07,"contrastWhite":2.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#0CA3DF","hex":"#0CA3DF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.32,"contrastWhite":2.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.1,"contrastWhite":3.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Burnt Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/df480c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0CA3DF","analogous":["#DF0C39","#DFB10C"],"triadic":["#0CDF48","#480CDF"],"tetradic":["#39DF0C","#0CA3DF","#B10CDF"],"splitComplementary":["#0CDFB1","#0C39DF"],"monochromatic":["#F67F51","#DF480C","#882C07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F67F51","dark":"#882C07","saturated":"#EB4200","desaturated":"#C55326","pastel":"#ED9D7E","neon":"#FF5714"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"burnt-orange","name":"Burnt Orange","hex":"#CC5500","distance":25.96150997149434},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":30},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":34.19064199455752},{"slug":"orange-red","name":"Orange Red","hex":"#FF4500","distance":34.307433596816885},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":34.72751070837067}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DF480C

#DF480C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DF480C is visually closest to Burnt Orange, a named orange color with HEX #CC5500.

The RGB channels are 223, 72, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 90% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2035, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.07:1AA Pass

White text4.14:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DF480C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.07:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.14:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFB10C#000000 text · best 10.43:1#DFB10C

#882C07#FFFFFF text · best 8.71:1#882C07

#F67F51#000000 text · best 8.07:1#F67F51

#0CA3DF#000000 text · best 7.32:1#0CA3DF

Orange Red#000000 text · best 6.1:1#FF4500

Generated Palette

#DF480C#DF480C

#0CA3DF#0CA3DF

#DF0C39#DF0C39

#DFB10C#DFB10C

#F67F51#F67F51

#882C07#882C07

Color Harmonies

#0CA3DF#0CA3DF

#DF0C39#DF0C39

#DFB10C#DFB10C

#0CDF48#0CDF48

#480CDF#480CDF

Variants

#F67F51#F67F51

#882C07#882C07

#EB4200#EB4200

#C55326#C55326

#ED9D7E#ED9D7E

#FF5714#FF5714

Nearest Named Colors

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Fire Opal#E95C20

Mahogany#C04000

Orange Red#FF4500

Cinnabar#E44D2E

#DF480C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DF480C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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