#DE9C63#DE9C63
#DE9C63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.108 H 60.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9C63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 156, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 65%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 55%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.7%, 55.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.62, 18.52, 39.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.62, 43.57, 64.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.5% 0.0526 0.0942) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.5% 0.108 60.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.2673, 40.2108, 17.2319) |
| Luminance | 0.4021 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.31
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.19
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.17
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.69
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.72
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9C63 #63A5DE
analogous
#DE6367 #DE9C63 #DED963
triadic
#DE9C63 #63DE9C #9C63DE
tetradic
#DE9C63 #67DE63 #63A5DE #D963DE
square
#DE9C63 #67DE63 #63A5DE #D963DE
split-complementary
#DE9C63 #63DED9 #6367DE
monochromatic
#A45F23 #D37C30 #DE9C63 #E9BC96 #F3DCC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#DE9C63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.04
#DE9C63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9C63
9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9C63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9C63 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.04 | 9.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A15E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B064
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F08E8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9c63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 156, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.108 60.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecb990',
500: '#de9c63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9c63; $custom-light: #ecb990; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9c63",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 156,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.805,
"s": 65.079,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74497,
"c": 0.10785,
"h": 60.8
},
"luminance": 0.40207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9C63
secondary
#B8D0E5
accent
#79CD19
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FDF6F0
border
#D5D0CB
text
#17110D
muted
#85807D