HEX atlas value

#DE6535

#DE6535 is a warm orange HEX color close to Fire Opal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 101, 53, HSL 17, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.2509, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DE6535 Sample readable text

HEX #DE6535

RGB rgb(222, 101, 53)

HSL hsl(17 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 55, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.2509

Contrast Black 6.02:1White 3.49:1

CSS

--color-de6535: #DE6535;
.background-de6535 { background-color: #DE6535; }
.text-de6535 { color: #DE6535; }

Luminance0.2509

Black text6.02:1AA Pass

White text3.49:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DE6535","rgb":[222,101,53],"hsl":[17,72,54],"cmyk":[0,55,76,13],"luminance":0.2509,"contrast":{"black":6.02,"white":3.49}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEBA35","hex":"#DEBA35","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.18,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EBA184","hex":"#EBA184","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.96,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#35AEDE","hex":"#35AEDE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.26,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#9E3F1A","hex":"#9E3F1A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.18,"contrastWhite":6.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Fire Opal adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/de6535.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#35AEDE","analogous":["#DE355A","#DEBA35"],"triadic":["#35DE65","#6535DE"],"tetradic":["#5ADE35","#35AEDE","#BA35DE"],"splitComplementary":["#35DEBA","#355ADE"],"monochromatic":["#EBA184","#DE6535","#9E3F1A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBA184","dark":"#9E3F1A","saturated":"#F85A1B","desaturated":"#C4704F","pastel":"#E8BCAB","neon":"#FF743D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":25.357444666211933},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":25.709920264364882},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":31.20897306865447}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE6535

#DE6535 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DE6535 is visually closest to Fire Opal, a named orange color with HEX #E95C20.

The RGB channels are 222, 101, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 72% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2509, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.36, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.02:1AA Pass

White text3.49:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE6535 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.02:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEBA35#000000 text · best 11.18:1#DEBA35

#EBA184#000000 text · best 9.96:1#EBA184

#35AEDE#000000 text · best 8.26:1#35AEDE

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

#9E3F1A#FFFFFF text · best 6.6:1#9E3F1A

Generated Palette

#DE6535#DE6535

#35AEDE#35AEDE

#DE355A#DE355A

#DEBA35#DEBA35

#EBA184#EBA184

#9E3F1A#9E3F1A

Color Harmonies

#35AEDE#35AEDE

#DE355A#DE355A

#DEBA35#DEBA35

#35DE65#35DE65

#6535DE#6535DE

Variants

#EBA184#EBA184

#9E3F1A#9E3F1A

#F85A1B#F85A1B

#C4704F#C4704F

#E8BCAB#E8BCAB

#FF743D#FF743D

Nearest Named Colors

Fire Opal#E95C20

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Bronze#CD7F32

#DE6535

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE6535

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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