#DE997D#DE997D

#DE997D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.092 H 42.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DE997D
RGB	rgb(222, 153, 125)
HSL	hsl(17, 60%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(17, 44%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.1%, 43.7%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.32, 22.55, 25.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.32, 33.77, 48.10°)
OKLab	oklab(74.4% 0.0675 0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(74.4% 0.092 42.9)
XYZ	xyz(45.2192, 39.7960, 24.6978)
Luminance	0.3979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DE997D #7DC2DE

analogous

#DE7D91 #DE997D #DECA7D

triadic

#DE997D #7DDE99 #997DDE

tetradic

#DE997D #91DE7D #7DC2DE #CA7DDE

square

#DE997D #91DE7D #7DC2DE #CA7DDE

split-complementary

#DE997D #7DDECA #7D91DE

monochromatic

#B3542D #D2734C #DE997D #EABFAE #F7E6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#DE997D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.96

#DE997D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DE997D

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DE997D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DE997D	1.00	2.34	8.96	8.96
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AAA17B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BBAF7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#EE8E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #de997d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 153, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.092 42.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ebb7a3',
    500: '#de997d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #de997d;
$custom-light: #ebb7a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#de997d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 222,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.32,
    "s": 59.509,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74402,
    "c": 0.09221,
    "h": 42.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DE997D

secondary

#CDE2EA

accent

#96C71E

background

#FEFBFA

surface

#FDF6F3

border

#D5D0CD

text

#16110F

muted

#84807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #DE997D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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