#DE8E4E#DE8E4E
#DE8E4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.126 H 57.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE8E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 142, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 64.9%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, 24.53, 45.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 52.10, 61.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.67% 0.0676 0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.67% 0.126 57.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1753, 35.4295, 11.8763) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 3.10
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 3.47
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.39
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 5.26
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.62
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE8E4E #4E9EDE
analogous
#DE4E56 #DE8E4E #DED64E
triadic
#DE8E4E #4EDE8E #8E4EDE
tetradic
#DE8E4E #56DE4E #4E9EDE #D64EDE
square
#DE8E4E #56DE4E #4E9EDE #D64EDE
split-complementary
#DE8E4E #4EDED6 #4E56DE
monochromatic
#96521C #C96E26 #DE8E4E #E8AF82 #F1D0B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#DE8E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#DE8E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE8E4E
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE8E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE8E4E | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69648
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A84E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F17D7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de8e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 142, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.126 57.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edaf82',
500: '#de8e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de8e4e; $custom-light: #edaf82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de8e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 142,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.667,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71669,
"c": 0.12581,
"h": 57.5
},
"luminance": 0.35426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE8E4E
secondary
#A8C7E0
accent
#9EEB3C
background
#FFFAF8
surface
#FFF4EF
border
#D7CECA
text
#17100A
muted
#857F7C