HEX atlas value

#DE6B35

#DE6B35 is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 107, 53, HSL 19, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.263, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DE6B35 Sample readable text

HEX #DE6B35

RGB rgb(222, 107, 53)

HSL hsl(19 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 52, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.263

Contrast Black 6.26:1White 3.35:1

CSS

--color-de6b35: #DE6B35;
.background-de6b35 { background-color: #DE6B35; }
.text-de6b35 { color: #DE6B35; }

Luminance0.263

Black text6.26:1AA Pass

White text3.35:1AA 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":"#DE6B35","rgb":[222,107,53],"hsl":[19,72,54],"cmyk":[0,52,76,13],"luminance":0.263,"contrast":{"black":6.26,"white":3.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DEBF35","hex":"#DEBF35","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.61,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EBA584","hex":"#EBA584","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.25,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#35A9DE","hex":"#35A9DE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.88,"contrastWhite":2.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#F8611B","hex":"#F8611B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.72,"contrastWhite":3.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.68,"contrastWhite":3.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/de6b35.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#35A9DE","analogous":["#DE3554","#DEBF35"],"triadic":["#35DE6B","#6B35DE"],"tetradic":["#54DE35","#35A9DE","#BF35DE"],"splitComplementary":["#35DEBF","#3554DE"],"monochromatic":["#EBA584","#DE6B35","#9E441A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBA584","dark":"#9E441A","saturated":"#F8611B","desaturated":"#C4744F","pastel":"#E8BEAB","neon":"#FF7B3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.019223662515376},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":26.019223662515376},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":26.419689627245813},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":28.053520278211074},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":28.792360097775937}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE6B35

#DE6B35 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DE6B35 is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 222, 107, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg 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 0.263, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.26:1AA Pass

White text3.35:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE6B35 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.26:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DEBF35#000000 text · best 11.61:1#DEBF35

#EBA584#000000 text · best 10.25:1#EBA584

#35A9DE#000000 text · best 7.88:1#35A9DE

#F8611B#000000 text · best 6.72:1#F8611B

Bronze#000000 text · best 6.68:1#CD7F32

Generated Palette

#DE6B35#DE6B35

#35A9DE#35A9DE

#DE3554#DE3554

#DEBF35#DEBF35

#EBA584#EBA584

#9E441A#9E441A

Color Harmonies

#35A9DE#35A9DE

#DE3554#DE3554

#DEBF35#DEBF35

#35DE6B#35DE6B

#6B35DE#6B35DE

Variants

#EBA584#EBA584

#9E441A#9E441A

#F8611B#F8611B

#C4744F#C4744F

#E8BEAB#E8BEAB

#FF7B3D#FF7B3D

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Bronze#CD7F32

Fire Opal#E95C20

Ochre#CC7722

#DE6B35

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE6B35

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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