#DEAD5D#DEAD5D
#DEAD5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.113 H 78.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEAD5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 173, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 66%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.1%, 58.1%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.68, 8.96, 47.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.68, 48.20, 79.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.64% 0.0235 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.64% 0.113 78.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0460, 46.2101, 16.7953) |
| Luminance | 0.4621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.13
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.10
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.23
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.27
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.06
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEAD5D #5D8EDE
analogous
#DE6D5D #DEAD5D #CFDE5D
triadic
#DEAD5D #5DDEAD #AD5DDE
tetradic
#DEAD5D #5DDE6D #5D8EDE #DE5DCF
square
#DEAD5D #5DDE6D #5D8EDE #DE5DCF
split-complementary
#DEAD5D #5DCFDE #6D5DDE
monochromatic
#A07021 #D3932B #DEAD5D #E8C790 #F3E0C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#DEAD5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#DEAD5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEAD5D
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEAD5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEAD5D | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AE56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF9F9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dead5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 173, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.113 78.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc58d',
500: '#dead5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dead5d; $custom-light: #ebc58d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dead5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 173,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.209,
"s": 66.154,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77644,
"c": 0.11348,
"h": 78.1
},
"luminance": 0.46207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEAD5D
secondary
#B4C6E3
accent
#5DCE17
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D