#DEB97B#DEB97B
#DEB97B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.517; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.090 H 79.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEB97B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 185, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 60%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 45%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 44.6%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.08, 5.24, 36.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.08, 36.75, 81.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.44% 0.0159 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.44% 0.09 79.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0500, 51.6601, 26.0175) |
| Luminance | 0.5166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 3.08
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.28
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 3.31
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 3.60
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.51
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEB97B #7BA0DE
analogous
#DE887B #DEB97B #D1DE7B
triadic
#DEB97B #7BDEB9 #B97BDE
tetradic
#DEB97B #7BDE88 #7BA0DE #DE7BD1
square
#DEB97B #7BDE88 #7BA0DE #DE7BD1
split-complementary
#DEB97B #7BD1DE #887BDE
monochromatic
#B2802D #D29F4A #DEB97B #EAD3AC #F6EDDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#DEB97B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.33
#DEB97B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEB97B
11.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEB97B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEB97B | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.33 | 11.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B976
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C27D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDAEA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #deb97b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 185, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.090 79.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eacda2',
500: '#deb97b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #deb97b; $custom-light: #eacda2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#deb97b",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 185,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.576,
"s": 60,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80438,
"c": 0.09026,
"h": 79.8
},
"luminance": 0.51658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEB97B
secondary
#4971B4
accent
#5DC81E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFAF5
border
#D6D3CF
text
#16130F
muted
#858380