#DE9B46#DE9B46
#DE9B46 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.128 H 69.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9B46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 155, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 70%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 68%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 68.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.05, 17.09, 53.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.05, 55.79, 72.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% 0.0443 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.128 69.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9540, 39.4181, 11.1394) |
| Luminance | 0.3941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.31
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.90
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.02
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.58
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.78
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9B46 #4689DE
analogous
#DE4F46 #DE9B46 #D5DE46
triadic
#DE9B46 #46DE9B #9B46DE
tetradic
#DE9B46 #46DE4F #4689DE #DE46D5
square
#DE9B46 #46DE4F #4689DE #DE46D5
split-complementary
#DE9B46 #46D5DE #4F46DE
monochromatic
#905C1A #C47D23 #DE9B46 #E7B77A #F1D3AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#DE9B46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.88
#DE9B46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9B46
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9B46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9B46 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.88 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B29F3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF48
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18B89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9b46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 155, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.128 69.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb87d',
500: '#de9b46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9b46; $custom-light: #edb87d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9b46",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 155,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.553,
"s": 69.725,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73951,
"c": 0.1281,
"h": 69.8
},
"luminance": 0.39414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9B46
secondary
#A1BCDF
accent
#89ED3B
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6EE
border
#D7D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C