#DE9D46#DE9D46
#DE9D46 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.128 H 71.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9D46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 157, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 70%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 68%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 68.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.53, 16.02, 53.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.53, 55.96, 73.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.33% 0.0412 0.1213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.33% 0.128 71.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2896, 40.0893, 11.2512) |
| Luminance | 0.4009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.33
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.95
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.35
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.61
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.63
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9D46 #4687DE
analogous
#DE5146 #DE9D46 #D3DE46
triadic
#DE9D46 #46DE9D #9D46DE
tetradic
#DE9D46 #46DE51 #4687DE #DE46D3
square
#DE9D46 #46DE51 #4687DE #DE46D3
split-complementary
#DE9D46 #46D3DE #5146DE
monochromatic
#905D1A #C47F23 #DE9D46 #E7B97A #F1D4AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#DE9D46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#DE9D46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9D46
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9D46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9D46 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A13C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B048
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18D8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9d46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 157, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.128 71.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb97d',
500: '#de9d46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9d46; $custom-light: #edb97d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9d46",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 157,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.342,
"s": 69.725,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74325,
"c": 0.12808,
"h": 71.3
},
"luminance": 0.40086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9D46
secondary
#A1BBDF
accent
#87ED3B
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C