#DE8D5B#DE8D5B
#DE8D5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.119 H 51.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE8D5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 141, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.5%, 59%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.01, 25.95, 39.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.01, 47.01, 56.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.67% 0.0738 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.67% 0.119 51.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5402, 35.3385, 14.5288) |
| Luminance | 0.3533 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.17
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.03
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 6.03
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.60
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE8D5B #5BACDE
analogous
#DE5B6B #DE8D5B #DECF5B
triadic
#DE8D5B #5BDE8D #8D5BDE
tetradic
#DE8D5B #6BDE5B #5BACDE #CF5BDE
square
#DE8D5B #6BDE5B #5BACDE #CF5BDE
split-complementary
#DE8D5B #5BDECF #5B6BDE
monochromatic
#9F5020 #D26A2A #DE8D5B #E8B08E #F3D4C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#DE8D5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#DE8D5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE8D5B
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE8D5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE8D5B | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49657
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A75B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F17D81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de8d5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 141, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.119 51.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecaf8a',
500: '#de8d5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de8d5b; $custom-light: #ecaf8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de8d5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 141,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.901,
"s": 66.497,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71665,
"c": 0.11864,
"h": 51.6
},
"luminance": 0.35335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE8D5B
secondary
#B2D0E3
accent
#88CE17
background
#FFFAF8
surface
#FEF4F0
border
#D6CECB
text
#17100C
muted
#857F7D