#DE9C4E#DE9C4E
#DE9C4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.123 H 68.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 156, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.7%, 64.9%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.37, 17.02, 49.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.37, 52.52, 71.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.22% 0.0452 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.22% 0.123 68.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3907, 39.8601, 12.6147) |
| Luminance | 0.3986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.56
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.73
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.12
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.31
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.60
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9C4E #4E90DE
analogous
#DE544E #DE9C4E #D8DE4E
triadic
#DE9C4E #4EDE9C #9C4EDE
tetradic
#DE9C4E #4EDE54 #4E90DE #DE4ED8
square
#DE9C4E #4EDE54 #4E90DE #DE4ED8
split-complementary
#DE9C4E #4ED8DE #544EDE
monochromatic
#965E1C #C97E26 #DE9C4E #E8B982 #F1D6B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DE9C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#DE9C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9C4E
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9C4E | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A046
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B050
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18C8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 156, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.123 68.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb982',
500: '#de9c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9c4e; $custom-light: #edb982; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 156,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.5,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74222,
"c": 0.12279,
"h": 68.4
},
"luminance": 0.39857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9C4E
secondary
#A8C2E0
accent
#8DEB3C
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C