#DE9F4C#DE9F4C
#DE9F4C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.124 H 71.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9F4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 159, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 69%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 66%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 65.8%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.07, 15.29, 51.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.07, 53.65, 73.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.76% 0.0398 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.76% 0.124 71.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8297, 40.8512, 12.4127) |
| Luminance | 0.4085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.93
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.03
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.37
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.38
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.53
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9F4C #4C8BDE
analogous
#DE564C #DE9F4C #D4DE4C
triadic
#DE9F4C #4CDE9F #9F4CDE
tetradic
#DE9F4C #4CDE56 #4C8BDE #DE4CD4
square
#DE9F4C #4CDE56 #4C8BDE #DE4CD4
split-complementary
#DE9F4C #4CD4DE #564CDE
monochromatic
#94601B #C88225 #DE9F4C #E8BB80 #F1D6B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#DE9F4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#DE9F4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9F4C
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9F4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9F4C | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A243
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B14E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9f4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 159, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.124 71.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edbb81',
500: '#de9f4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9f4c; $custom-light: #edbb81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9f4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 159,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.11,
"s": 68.868,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74763,
"c": 0.12414,
"h": 71.3
},
"luminance": 0.40848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9F4C
secondary
#A6BFE0
accent
#88EC3C
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110A
muted
#85807C