#DE9B4E#DE9B4E
#DE9B4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.123 H 67.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 155, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 64.9%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.13, 17.56, 49.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.13, 52.45, 70.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.04% 0.0468 0.1136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.04% 0.123 67.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2236, 39.5259, 12.5590) |
| Luminance | 0.3952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.40
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.53
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.25
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.40
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.45
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9B4E #4E91DE
analogous
#DE534E #DE9B4E #D9DE4E
triadic
#DE9B4E #4EDE9B #9B4EDE
tetradic
#DE9B4E #4EDE53 #4E91DE #DE4ED9
square
#DE9B4E #4EDE53 #4E91DE #DE4ED9
split-complementary
#DE9B4E #4ED9DE #534EDE
monochromatic
#965D1C #C97D26 #DE9B4E #E8B882 #F1D5B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#DE9B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#DE9B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9B4E
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9B4E | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19F46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AF50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18B8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 155, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.123 67.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb882',
500: '#de9b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9b4e; $custom-light: #edb882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 155,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.083,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74036,
"c": 0.12285,
"h": 67.6
},
"luminance": 0.39522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9B4E
secondary
#A8C2E0
accent
#8EEB3C
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C