#DF8E72#DF8E72
#DF8E72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.107 H 39.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF8E72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 142, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 63%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 49%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.3%, 48.9%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.71, 27.75, 27.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.71, 39.22, 44.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.35% 0.0821 0.0684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.35% 0.107 39.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1442, 36.2525, 20.6415) |
| Luminance | 0.3625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 2.49
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.41
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.47
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.61
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.79
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF8E72 #72C3DF
analogous
#DF728C #DF8E72 #DFC472
triadic
#DF8E72 #72DF8E #8E72DF
tetradic
#DF8E72 #8CDF72 #72C3DF #C472DF
square
#DF8E72 #8CDF72 #72C3DF #C472DF
split-complementary
#DF8E72 #72DFC4 #728CDF
monochromatic
#AF4A28 #D46640 #DF8E72 #EAB6A4 #F6DED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#DF8E72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#DF8E72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DF8E72
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF8E72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF8E72 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29870
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A971
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F18187
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df8e72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 142, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.107 39.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecaf9a',
500: '#df8e72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df8e72; $custom-light: #ecaf9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df8e72",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 142,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.413,
"s": 63.006,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72347,
"c": 0.10688,
"h": 39.8
},
"luminance": 0.36249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF8E72
secondary
#C4DFE8
accent
#9ECB1B
background
#FEFAF9
surface
#FDF4F2
border
#D5CECC
text
#17100E
muted
#857F7E