#DE9F4D#DE9F4D
#DE9F4D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.123 H 71.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9F4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 159, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 65.3%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.08, 15.35, 50.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.08, 53.22, 73.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.77% 0.0402 0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.77% 0.123 71) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8647, 40.8652, 12.5972) |
| Luminance | 0.4086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.93
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.13
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.29
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.40
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.54
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9F4D #4D8CDE
analogous
#DE564D #DE9F4D #D4DE4D
triadic
#DE9F4D #4DDE9F #9F4DDE
tetradic
#DE9F4D #4DDE56 #4D8CDE #DE4DD4
square
#DE9F4D #4DDE56 #4D8CDE #DE4DD4
split-complementary
#DE9F4D #4DD4DE #564DDE
monochromatic
#95601C #C98225 #DE9F4D #E8BB81 #F1D7B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#DE9F4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#DE9F4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9F4D
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9F4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9F4D | 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)
#B5A244
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B14F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9f4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 159, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.123 71.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edbb82',
500: '#de9f4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9f4d; $custom-light: #edbb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9f4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 159,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.931,
"s": 68.72,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74774,
"c": 0.12345,
"h": 71
},
"luminance": 0.40862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9F4D
secondary
#A7C0E0
accent
#88EC3C
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C