orangewarmCC0 survey name

Dark Peach #DE7E5D

Dark Peach is a mid-tone, moderately saturated warm color (#DE7E5D; HSL 15° 66% 62%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “dark peach”.

Use cases: CTAs · Energy accents

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Color values

FormatValue
HEX#DE7E5D
RGBrgb(222, 126, 93)
HSLhsl(15, 66%, 62%)
HSVhsv(15, 58%, 87%)
OKLCHoklch(69.14% 0.128 39.6)
OKLaboklab(69.14% 0.0987 0.0816)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43.2%, 58.1%, 12.9%)
XYZxyz(39.5638, 31.2457, 14.3012)
CIE-LABlab(62.7, 34.0, 34.1)
CIE-LCHlch(62.7, 48.1, 45.0°)
Luminance0.312 (WCAG relative)
/* Dark Peach */ --dark-peach: #de7e5d; color: #de7e5d; background-color: #de7e5d;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: darkpeach.

Collections: Earth Tone Colors · Tropical Colors · Sunset Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#c67154 #ae644a #965741 #804b39 #6a3f30 #553328 #40281f #2d1d18 #1b120e #000000

Tints (toward white)

#e38b6c #e8987c #eda48b #f1b19b #f5beab #f8cbbc #fad8cc #fde5dd #fef2ee #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#d88163 #d28469 #cc876f #c68975 #bf8c7a #b88e80 #b19186 #a9938c #a19592 #989898

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#DE7E5D
#5DBDDE
#de7e5d #5dbdde

Analogous

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#DE5D7D
#DE7E5D
#DEBF5D
#de5d7d #de7e5d #debf5d

Triadic

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#DE7E5D
#5DDE7E
#7E5DDE
#de7e5d #5dde7e #7e5dde

Tetradic

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#DE7E5D
#7DDE5D
#5DBDDE
#BF5DDE
#de7e5d #7dde5d #5dbdde #bf5dde

Square

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#DE7E5D
#7DDE5D
#5DBDDE
#BF5DDE
#de7e5d #7dde5d #5dbdde #bf5dde

Split Complementary

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#DE7E5D
#5DDEBF
#5D7DDE
#de7e5d #5ddebf #5d7dde

Monochromatic

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#A04121
#D3562B
#DE7E5D
#E8A690
#F3CFC3
#a04121 #d3562b #de7e5d #e8a690 #f3cfc3

Accessibility & contrast

2.90
#DE7E5D on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
7.25
#DE7E5D on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on dark peach

7.25
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978B5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA05C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F16D76

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Terracotta #C96F4A5.89
Melon #FF78555.99
Coral #FF7F506.25
Darksalmon #E9967A6.47
Orange Pink #FF6F526.83
Terracota #CB68437.02

Colors that go with dark peach

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Rosewood #65000B
4.7:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈22°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Burgundy #800020
3.7:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈30°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Dark Indigo #1F0954
5.9:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈118°) — balanced three-way contrast
Navy Blue #1B2A4A
4.9:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈154°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Cerulean #007BA7
1.6:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.