#DE9D3C#DE9D3C
#DE9D3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.134 H 73.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 157, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 73%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, 15.51, 57.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 59.97, 75.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% 0.0383 0.1286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.134 73.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9998, 39.9734, 9.7250) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 4.64
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.27
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.28
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.36
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.37
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9D3C #3C7DDE
analogous
#DE4C3C #DE9D3C #CEDE3C
triadic
#DE9D3C #3CDE9D #9D3CDE
tetradic
#DE9D3C #3CDE4C #3C7DDE #DE3CCE
square
#DE9D3C #3CDE4C #3C7DDE #DE3CCE
split-complementary
#DE9D3C #3CCEDE #4C3CDE
monochromatic
#885B17 #BD7E20 #DE9D3C #E7B770 #F0D2A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#DE9D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#DE9D3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9D3C
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9D3C | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 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)
#B4A02F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B03F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18C89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 157, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.134 73.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb977',
500: '#de9d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9d3c; $custom-light: #edb977; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 157,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.926,
"s": 71.053,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74234,
"c": 0.1342,
"h": 73.4
},
"luminance": 0.3997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9D3C
secondary
#99B4DD
accent
#82EE3A
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6ED
border
#D7D0C8
text
#171109
muted
#85807B