HEX atlas value

#DE7E5E

#DE7E5E is a warm orange HEX color close to Terracotta. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 126, 94, HSL 15, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.3126, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DE7E5E Sample readable text

HEX #DE7E5E

RGB rgb(222, 126, 94)

HSL hsl(15 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 43, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.3126

Contrast Black 7.25:1White 2.9:1

CSS

--color-de7e5e: #DE7E5E;
.background-de7e5e { background-color: #DE7E5E; }
.text-de7e5e { color: #DE7E5E; }

Luminance0.3126

Black text7.25:1AA Pass

White text2.9:1AA 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":"#DE7E5E","rgb":[222,126,94],"hsl":[15,66,62],"cmyk":[0,43,58,13],"luminance":0.3126,"contrast":{"black":7.25,"white":2.9}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.25,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEBBAA","hex":"#EEBBAA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.32,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DEBE5E","hex":"#DEBE5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.63,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5EBEDE","hex":"#5EBEDE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.9,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.28,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Terracotta adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/de7e5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5EBEDE","analogous":["#DE5E7E","#DEBE5E"],"triadic":["#5EDE7E","#7E5EDE"],"tetradic":["#7EDE5E","#5EBEDE","#BE5EDE"],"splitComplementary":["#5EDEBE","#5E7EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EEBBAA","#DE7E5E","#BA4B26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEBBAA","dark":"#BA4B26","saturated":"#F37349","desaturated":"#C98973","pastel":"#EFD5CD","neon":"#FF8C66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":13},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":15.264337522473747},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":34.46737587922817},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":34.942810419312295}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE7E5E

#DE7E5E is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DE7E5E is visually closest to Terracotta, a named orange color with HEX #E2725B.

The RGB channels are 222, 126, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 66% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.3126, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.25:1AA Pass

White text2.9:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE7E5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.25:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEBBAA#000000 text · best 12.32:1#EEBBAA

#DEBE5E#000000 text · best 11.63:1#DEBE5E

#5EBEDE#000000 text · best 9.9:1#5EBEDE

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

Coral Reef#000000 text · best 8.28:1#FD7C6E

Generated Palette

#DE7E5E#DE7E5E

#5EBEDE#5EBEDE

#DE5E7E#DE5E7E

#DEBE5E#DEBE5E

#EEBBAA#EEBBAA

#BA4B26#BA4B26

Color Harmonies

#5EBEDE#5EBEDE

#DE5E7E#DE5E7E

#DEBE5E#DEBE5E

#5EDE7E#5EDE7E

#7E5EDE#7E5EDE

Variants

#EEBBAA#EEBBAA

#BA4B26#BA4B26

#F37349#F37349

#C98973#C98973

#EFD5CD#EFD5CD

#FF8C66#FF8C66

Nearest Named Colors

Terracotta#E2725B

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

#DE7E5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE7E5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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