#DE9F4E#DE9F4E
#DE9F4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.123 H 70.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 159, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 64.9%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.09, 15.41, 50.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.09, 52.80, 73.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.79% 0.0405 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.79% 0.123 70.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9003, 40.8794, 12.7846) |
| Luminance | 0.4088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.94
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.22
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.42
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.47
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9F4E #4E8DDE
analogous
#DE574E #DE9F4E #D5DE4E
triadic
#DE9F4E #4EDE9F #9F4EDE
tetradic
#DE9F4E #4EDE57 #4E8DDE #DE4ED5
square
#DE9F4E #4EDE57 #4E8DDE #DE4ED5
split-complementary
#DE9F4E #4ED5DE #574EDE
monochromatic
#96601C #C98226 #DE9F4E #E8BB82 #F1D7B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#DE9F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.18
#DE9F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9F4E
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9F4E | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.18 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A346
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B150
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 159, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.123 70.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecbb82',
500: '#de9f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9f4e; $custom-light: #ecbb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 159,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.75,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74785,
"c": 0.12276,
"h": 70.7
},
"luminance": 0.40876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9F4E
secondary
#A8C0E0
accent
#89EB3C
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C