#DE8D5E#DE8D5E
#DE8D5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.117 H 50.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE8D5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 141, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 66%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.5%, 57.7%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.05, 26.17, 37.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.05, 45.86, 55.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.71% 0.0749 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.71% 0.117 50.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6722, 35.3913, 15.2240) |
| Luminance | 0.3539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.80
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 6.00
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 6.28
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.41
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 6.68
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE8D5E #5EAFDE
analogous
#DE5E6F #DE8D5E #DECD5E
triadic
#DE8D5E #5EDE8D #8D5EDE
tetradic
#DE8D5E #6FDE5E #5EAFDE #CD5EDE
square
#DE8D5E #6FDE5E #5EAFDE #CD5EDE
split-complementary
#DE8D5E #5EDECD #5E6FDE
monochromatic
#A15021 #D3692B #DE8D5E #E8B191 #F3D5C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#DE8D5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#DE8D5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE8D5E
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE8D5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE8D5E | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3965A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A85E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F17E82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de8d5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 141, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.117 50.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecaf8c',
500: '#de8d5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de8d5e; $custom-light: #ecaf8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de8d5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 141,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.031,
"s": 65.979,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7171,
"c": 0.11692,
"h": 50.2
},
"luminance": 0.35388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE8D5E
secondary
#B4D2E4
accent
#8BCE18
background
#FFFAF8
surface
#FEF4F0
border
#D6CECB
text
#17100C
muted
#857F7D