#DEB16E#DEB16E
#DEB16E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.100 H 76.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEB16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 177, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 63%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 50.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.89, 8.23, 40.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.89, 41.13, 78.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.66% 0.0234 0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.66% 0.1 76.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6629, 48.1025, 21.4704) |
| Luminance | 0.4810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.27
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 4.28
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.29
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.35
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.99
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEB16E #6E9BDE
analogous
#DE796E #DEB16E #D3DE6E
triadic
#DEB16E #6EDEB1 #B16EDE
tetradic
#DEB16E #6EDE79 #6E9BDE #DE6ED3
square
#DEB16E #6EDE79 #6E9BDE #DE6ED3
split-complementary
#DEB16E #6ED3DE #796EDE
monochromatic
#AB7627 #D3963C #DEB16E #E9CCA0 #F5E7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#DEB16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#DEB16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEB16E
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEB16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEB16E | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B269
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBD70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEA5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #deb16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 177, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.100 76.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebc899',
500: '#deb16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #deb16e; $custom-light: #ebc899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#deb16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 177,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.893,
"s": 62.921,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7866,
"c": 0.09972,
"h": 76.4
},
"luminance": 0.481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEB16E
secondary
#C1D0E7
accent
#61CB1B
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E