#DE9F49#DE9F49
#DE9F49 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.126 H 72.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9F49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 159, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 69%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 67%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 67.1%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.04, 15.12, 52.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.04, 54.91, 74.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.73% 0.0389 0.12) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.73% 0.126 72) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7278, 40.8104, 11.8762) |
| Luminance | 0.4081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.75
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.95
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.37
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.38
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.53
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9F49 #4988DE
analogous
#DE5549 #DE9F49 #D2DE49
triadic
#DE9F49 #49DE9F #9F49DE
tetradic
#DE9F49 #49DE55 #4988DE #DE49D2
square
#DE9F49 #49DE55 #4988DE #DE49D2
split-complementary
#DE9F49 #49D2DE #5549DE
monochromatic
#92601A #C68124 #DE9F49 #E7BA7D #F1D6B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#DE9F49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#DE9F49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9F49
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9F49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9F49 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A240
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B14B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9f49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 159, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.126 72.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edbb7f',
500: '#de9f49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9f49; $custom-light: #edbb7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9f49",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 159,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.631,
"s": 69.302,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74731,
"c": 0.12618,
"h": 72
},
"luminance": 0.40807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9F49
secondary
#A4BDDF
accent
#86EC3C
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FEF6EE
border
#D6D0C9
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C