#DEAD5F#DEAD5F
#DEAD5F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.112 H 77.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEAD5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 173, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 66%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.1%, 57.2%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.70, 9.11, 46.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.70, 47.29, 78.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.67% 0.0242 0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.67% 0.112 77.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1357, 46.2460, 17.2680) |
| Luminance | 0.4624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.08
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.07
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.20
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.38
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.98
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEAD5F #5F90DE
analogous
#DE6D5F #DEAD5F #D0DE5F
triadic
#DEAD5F #5FDEAD #AD5FDE
tetradic
#DEAD5F #5FDE6D #5F90DE #DE5FD0
square
#DEAD5F #5FDE6D #5F90DE #DE5FD0
split-complementary
#DEAD5F #5FD0DE #6D5FDE
monochromatic
#A17021 #D4932C #DEAD5F #E8C792 #F3E1C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#DEAD5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.25
#DEAD5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEAD5F
10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEAD5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEAD5F | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.25 | 10.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AE58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF9F9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dead5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 173, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.112 77.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc58e',
500: '#dead5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dead5f; $custom-light: #ebc58e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dead5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 173,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.85,
"s": 65.803,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7767,
"c": 0.1118,
"h": 77.5
},
"luminance": 0.46243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEAD5F
secondary
#B5C7E4
accent
#5ECE18
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FDF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D