HEX atlas value

#DF790C

#DF790C is a warm orange HEX color close to Tangerine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 121, 12, HSL 31, 90%, 46%, has luminance 0.2939, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DF790C Sample readable text

HEX #DF790C

RGB rgb(223, 121, 12)

HSL hsl(31 90% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 46, 95, 13)

Luminance 0.2939

Contrast Black 6.88:1White 3.05:1

CSS

--color-df790c: #DF790C;
.background-df790c { background-color: #DF790C; }
.text-df790c { color: #DF790C; }

Luminance0.2939

Black text6.88:1AA Pass

White text3.05:1AA 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":"#DF790C","rgb":[223,121,12],"hsl":[31,90,46],"cmyk":[0,46,95,13],"luminance":0.2939,"contrast":{"black":6.88,"white":3.05}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.88,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBDF0C","hex":"#DBDF0C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F6A651","hex":"#F6A651","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.49,"contrastWhite":2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.13,"contrastWhite":2.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.99,"contrastWhite":2.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#EB7900","hex":"#EB7900","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.27,"contrastWhite":2.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Tangerine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/df790c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tangerine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0C72DF","analogous":["#DF0F0C","#DBDF0C"],"triadic":["#0CDF79","#790CDF"],"tetradic":["#0CDF0F","#0C72DF","#DF0CDB"],"splitComplementary":["#0CDBDF","#0F0CDF"],"monochromatic":["#F6A651","#DF790C","#884A07"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6A651","dark":"#884A07","saturated":"#EB7900","desaturated":"#C57826","pastel":"#EDB77E","neon":"#FF8E14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"tangerine","name":"Tangerine","hex":"#F28500","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":29.13760456866693},{"slug":"safety-orange","name":"Safety Orange","hex":"#FF7900","distance":34.17601498127012}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DF790C

#DF790C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DF790C is visually closest to Tangerine, a named orange color with HEX #F28500.

The RGB channels are 223, 121, and 12, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 31deg 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 0.2939, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.48, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.88:1AA Pass

White text3.05:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DF790C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.88:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBDF0C#000000 text · best 14.57:1#DBDF0C

#F6A651#000000 text · best 10.49:1#F6A651

Tangerine#000000 text · best 8.13:1#F28500

Safety Orange#000000 text · best 7.99:1#FF7900

#EB7900#000000 text · best 7.27:1#EB7900

Generated Palette

#DF790C#DF790C

#0C72DF#0C72DF

#DF0F0C#DF0F0C

#DBDF0C#DBDF0C

#F6A651#F6A651

#884A07#884A07

Color Harmonies

#0C72DF#0C72DF

#DF0F0C#DF0F0C

#DBDF0C#DBDF0C

#0CDF79#0CDF79

#790CDF#790CDF

Variants

#F6A651#F6A651

#884A07#884A07

#EB7900#EB7900

#C57826#C57826

#EDB77E#EDB77E

#FF8E14#FF8E14

Nearest Named Colors

Tangerine#F28500

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Safety Orange#FF7900

#DF790C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DF790C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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