#DECA9F#DECA9F
#DECA9F is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.603; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.061 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DECA9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 202, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 49%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 28%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 28.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.99, 0.52, 24.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.99, 24.06, 88.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.5% 0.0043 0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.5% 0.061 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5033, 60.2755, 41.3994) |
| Luminance | 0.6027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.90
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.16
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.73
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.50
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 6.55
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DECA9F #9FB3DE
analogous
#DEAB9F #DECA9F #D3DE9F
triadic
#DECA9F #9FDECA #CA9FDE
tetradic
#DECA9F #9FDEAB #9FB3DE #DE9FD3
square
#DECA9F #9FDEAB #9FB3DE #DE9FD3
split-complementary
#DECA9F #9FD3DE #AB9FDE
monochromatic
#BF9844 #CEB171 #DECA9F #EEE3CD #F7F2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#DECA9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.05
#DECA9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DECA9F
13.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DECA9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DECA9F | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.05 | 13.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C99C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DACEA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8C3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #deca9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 202, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.061 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9dabb',
500: '#deca9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #deca9f; $custom-light: #e9dabb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#deca9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 202,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.952,
"s": 48.837,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84499,
"c": 0.06107,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.60274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DECA9F
secondary
#6B83B6
accent
#58BC29
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFBF8
border
#D5D4D1
text
#161412
muted
#848382