#DE9E3B#DE9E3B
#DE9E3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.135 H 74.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9E3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 158, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 73.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.68, 14.93, 58.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.68, 60.45, 75.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.41% 0.0365 0.1298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.41% 0.135 74.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1435, 40.3027, 9.6438) |
| Luminance | 0.4030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 4.80
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.76
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.98
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.29
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.40
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9E3B #3B7BDE
analogous
#DE4D3B #DE9E3B #CCDE3B
triadic
#DE9E3B #3BDE9E #9E3BDE
tetradic
#DE9E3B #3BDE4D #3B7BDE #DE3BCC
square
#DE9E3B #3BDE4D #3B7BDE #DE3BCC
split-complementary
#DE9E3B #3BCCDE #4D3BDE
monochromatic
#885B17 #BC7F20 #DE9E3B #E7B86F #F0D2A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#DE9E3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#DE9E3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9E3B
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9E3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9E3B | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A12D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B03E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18D8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9e3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 158, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.135 74.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edba77',
500: '#de9e3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9e3b; $custom-light: #edba77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9e3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 158,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.442,
"s": 71.179,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74414,
"c": 0.13483,
"h": 74.3
},
"luminance": 0.40299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9E3B
secondary
#98B3DD
accent
#81EE3A
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6ED
border
#D7D0C8
text
#171109
muted
#85807B