#DE9D3B#DE9D3B
#DE9D3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.135 H 73.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9D3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 157, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 73.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 15.47, 58.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 60.36, 75.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% 0.0381 0.1293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.135 73.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9736, 39.9629, 9.5871) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 4.60
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.16
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.26
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.31
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.35
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9D3B #3B7CDE
analogous
#DE4C3B #DE9D3B #CDDE3B
triadic
#DE9D3B #3BDE9D #9D3BDE
tetradic
#DE9D3B #3BDE4C #3B7CDE #DE3BCD
square
#DE9D3B #3BDE4C #3B7CDE #DE3BCD
split-complementary
#DE9D3B #3BCDDE #4C3BDE
monochromatic
#885B17 #BC7E20 #DE9D3B #E7B76F #F0D1A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DE9D3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#DE9D3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9D3B
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9D3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9D3B | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A02E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B03E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18C89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9d3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 157, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.135 73.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb977',
500: '#de9d3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9d3b; $custom-light: #edb977; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9d3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 157,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.074,
"s": 71.179,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74226,
"c": 0.13477,
"h": 73.6
},
"luminance": 0.39959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9D3B
secondary
#98B3DD
accent
#82EE3A
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6ED
border
#D7D0C8
text
#171109
muted
#85807B