#DEB278#DEB278
#DEB278 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.091 H 73.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEB278 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 178, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 61%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 46%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 45.9%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.28, 8.65, 35.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.28, 36.66, 76.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.02% 0.0257 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.02% 0.091 73.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4366, 48.7292, 24.5674) |
| Luminance | 0.4873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 2.64
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.67
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.34
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.01
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.12
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEB278 #78A4DE
analogous
#DE7F78 #DEB278 #D7DE78
triadic
#DEB278 #78DEB2 #B278DE
tetradic
#DEB278 #78DE7F #78A4DE #DE78D7
square
#DEB278 #78DE7F #78A4DE #DE78D7
split-complementary
#DEB278 #78D7DE #7F78DE
monochromatic
#B0772B #D29647 #DEB278 #EACEA9 #F6EADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#DEB278 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.75
#DEB278 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEB278
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEB278 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEB278 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.75 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B374
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBE79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDA7A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #deb278; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 178, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.091 73.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eac99f',
500: '#deb278',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #deb278; $custom-light: #eac99f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#deb278",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 178,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.118,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79015,
"c": 0.0907,
"h": 73.6
},
"luminance": 0.48726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEB278
secondary
#C9D7E9
accent
#67C81D
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#16130E
muted
#84827E