#DE856C#DE856C
#DE856C is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.116 H 36.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE856C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 133, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 63%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 51.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.48, 31.59, 28.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.48, 42.25, 41.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.57% 0.0932 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.57% 0.116 36.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2211, 33.3912, 18.4587) |
| Luminance | 0.3339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 3.04
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.65
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 6.46
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.79
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 6.90
Salmon (survey)
#FF796C
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE856C #6CC5DE
analogous
#DE6C8C #DE856C #DEBE6C
triadic
#DE856C #6CDE85 #856CDE
tetradic
#DE856C #8CDE6C #6CC5DE #BE6CDE
square
#DE856C #8CDE6C #6CC5DE #BE6CDE
split-complementary
#DE856C #6CDEBE #6C8CDE
monochromatic
#AA4326 #D35C3A #DE856C #E9AE9E #F4D8D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#DE856C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#DE856C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE856C
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE856C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE856C | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B916A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A46B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0777F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de856c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 133, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.116 36.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eca996',
500: '#de856c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de856c; $custom-light: #eca996; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de856c",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 133,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.158,
"s": 63.333,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70567,
"c": 0.11592,
"h": 36.5
},
"luminance": 0.33387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE856C
secondary
#BFDEE6
accent
#A4CB1A
background
#FEFAF9
surface
#FDF4F2
border
#D5CECC
text
#17100D
muted
#857F7E