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#DF4601 Baltimore Orioles Orange
#DF4601 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Persimmon. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 27.5% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 99% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DF4601.
Split complementary
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.19:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
5.01:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.19:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
5.01:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DF4601 as they’d see it.
#DF4601 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Get startedTeam colors
The Baltimore Orioles use #DF4601 as their orange. Here is the full team palette.
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Questions about #DF4601
What color is #DF4601?
#DF4601 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Persimmon. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 27.5% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 99% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DF4601 in RGB?
#DF4601 is rgb(223, 70, 1): 223 red, 70 green, and 1 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DF4601 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 69, 100, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DF4601?
PANTONE 1665 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DF4601?
Its complement #0383BF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.