#DE8970#DE8970
#DE8970 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.111 H 37.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE8970 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 137, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 63%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.3%, 49.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.43, 29.83, 27.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.43, 40.31, 42.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.32% 0.0883 0.0669) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.32% 0.111 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9970, 34.5945, 19.7917) |
| Luminance | 0.3459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 3.75
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.73
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.84
Salmon
#FA8072
ΔE00 6.85
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE8970 #70C5DE
analogous
#DE708E #DE8970 #DEC070
triadic
#DE8970 #70DE89 #8970DE
tetradic
#DE8970 #8EDE70 #70C5DE #C070DE
square
#DE8970 #8EDE70 #70C5DE #C070DE
split-complementary
#DE8970 #70DEC0 #708EDE
monochromatic
#AC4628 #D3603E #DE8970 #E9B2A2 #F5DBD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#DE8970 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#DE8970 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE8970
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE8970 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE8970 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E946E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A66F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F07B83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de8970; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 137, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.111 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecac99',
500: '#de8970',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de8970; $custom-light: #ecac99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de8970",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 137,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.636,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71323,
"c": 0.11078,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.34591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE8970
secondary
#C2DFE7
accent
#A2CA1B
background
#FEFAF9
surface
#FDF4F2
border
#D5CECC
text
#17100E
muted
#857F7E