#DE9F72#DE9F72
#DE9F72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.096 H 56.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9F72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 159, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 62%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 49%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 48.6%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.56, 18.23, 32.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.56, 37.44, 60.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.3% 0.0535 0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.3% 0.096 56.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5618, 41.5440, 21.5354) |
| Luminance | 0.4154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.74
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.37
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.50
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.72
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 7.55
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9F72 #72B1DE
analogous
#DE727B #DE9F72 #DED572
triadic
#DE9F72 #72DE9F #9F72DE
tetradic
#DE9F72 #7BDE72 #72B1DE #D572DE
square
#DE9F72 #7BDE72 #72B1DE #D572DE
split-complementary
#DE9F72 #72DED5 #727BDE
monochromatic
#AD6029 #D27D40 #DE9F72 #EAC1A4 #F5E3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#DE9F72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#DE9F72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9F72
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9F72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9F72 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A46F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B272
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF9394
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9f72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 159, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.096 56.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebbb9b',
500: '#de9f72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9f72; $custom-light: #ebbb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9f72",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 159,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75296,
"c": 0.09622,
"h": 56.2
},
"luminance": 0.41541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9F72
secondary
#C4D9E8
accent
#81CA1C
background
#FEFBF9
surface
#FDF6F2
border
#D5D0CC
text
#17120E
muted
#85817E