HEX atlas value

#DE805E

#DE805E is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 128, 94, HSL 16, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.3178, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DE805E Sample readable text

HEX #DE805E

RGB rgb(222, 128, 94)

HSL hsl(16 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 42, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.3178

Contrast Black 7.36:1White 2.85:1

CSS

--color-de805e: #DE805E;
.background-de805e { background-color: #DE805E; }
.text-de805e { color: #DE805E; }

Luminance0.3178

Black text7.36:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA 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":"#DE805E","rgb":[222,128,94],"hsl":[16,66,62],"cmyk":[0,42,58,13],"luminance":0.3178,"contrast":{"black":7.36,"white":2.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.85,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEBCAA","hex":"#EEBCAA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.41,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DEC05E","hex":"#DEC05E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.81,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5EBCDE","hex":"#5EBCDE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.72,"contrastWhite":2.16,"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","Raw Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/de805e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5EBCDE","analogous":["#DE5E7C","#DEC05E"],"triadic":["#5EDE80","#805EDE"],"tetradic":["#7CDE5E","#5EBCDE","#C05EDE"],"splitComplementary":["#5EDEC0","#5E7CDE"],"monochromatic":["#EEBCAA","#DE805E","#BA4E26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEBCAA","dark":"#BA4E26","saturated":"#F37649","desaturated":"#C98A73","pastel":"#EFD6CD","neon":"#FF8F66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":13.74772708486752},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"salmon","name":"Salmon","hex":"#FA8072","distance":34.40930106817051},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":35.11409973215888}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE805E

#DE805E is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DE805E is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 222, 128, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg 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 0.3178, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.36:1AA Pass

White text2.85:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE805E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.85:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEBCAA#000000 text · best 12.41:1#EEBCAA

#DEC05E#000000 text · best 11.81:1#DEC05E

#5EBCDE#000000 text · best 9.72:1#5EBCDE

Salmon#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FA8072

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

Generated Palette

#DE805E#DE805E

#5EBCDE#5EBCDE

#DE5E7C#DE5E7C

#DEC05E#DEC05E

#EEBCAA#EEBCAA

#BA4E26#BA4E26

Color Harmonies

#5EBCDE#5EBCDE

#DE5E7C#DE5E7C

#DEC05E#DEC05E

#5EDE80#5EDE80

#805EDE#805EDE

Variants

#EEBCAA#EEBCAA

#BA4E26#BA4E26

#F37649#F37649

#C98A73#C98A73

#EFD6CD#EFD6CD

#FF8F66#FF8F66

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Terracotta#E2725B

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Salmon#FA8072

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

#DE805E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE805E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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