#DE9C40#DE9C40
#DE9C40 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.132 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 156, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 71%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 71%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.7%, 71.2%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.24, 16.24, 56.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.24, 58.30, 73.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.08% 0.041 0.1253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.08% 0.132 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9411, 39.6803, 10.2470) |
| Luminance | 0.3968 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 4.76
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.07
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.43
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.60
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.64
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9C40 #4082DE
analogous
#DE4D40 #DE9C40 #D1DE40
triadic
#DE9C40 #40DE9C #9C40DE
tetradic
#DE9C40 #40DE4D #4082DE #DE40D1
square
#DE9C40 #40DE4D #4082DE #DE40D1
split-complementary
#DE9C40 #40D1DE #4D40DE
monochromatic
#8B5B18 #C07D21 #DE9C40 #E7B774 #F0D2A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#DE9C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#DE9C40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9C40
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9C40 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3AF43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18B89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 156, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.132 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb97a',
500: '#de9c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9c40; $custom-light: #edb97a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 156,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.937,
"s": 70.536,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74081,
"c": 0.13181,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.39677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9C40
secondary
#9CB8DE
accent
#85ED3A
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6EE
border
#D7D0C9
text
#171109
muted
#85807B