#DE9E52#DE9E52
#DE9E52 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.120 H 68.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9E52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 158, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 68%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 63.1%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.89, 16.20, 48.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.89, 50.99, 71.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.64% 0.0434 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.64% 0.12 68.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8768, 40.5960, 13.5059) |
| Luminance | 0.4059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.66
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.75
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.10
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.60
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.75
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9E52 #5292DE
analogous
#DE5852 #DE9E52 #D8DE52
triadic
#DE9E52 #52DE9E #9E52DE
tetradic
#DE9E52 #52DE58 #5292DE #DE52D8
square
#DE9E52 #52DE58 #5292DE #DE52D8
split-complementary
#DE9E52 #52D8DE #5852DE
monochromatic
#99601D #CC8027 #DE9E52 #E8BB85 #F2D8B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#DE9E52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#DE9E52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9E52
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9E52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9E52 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A24B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B154
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9e52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 158, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.120 68.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecba85',
500: '#de9e52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9e52; $custom-light: #ecba85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9e52",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 158,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.571,
"s": 67.961,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74643,
"c": 0.11994,
"h": 68.8
},
"luminance": 0.40593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9E52
secondary
#ABC4E1
accent
#8CEB3D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C