HEX atlas value

#DE8435

#DE8435 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 132, 53, HSL 28, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.3229, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DE8435 Sample readable text

HEX #DE8435

RGB rgb(222, 132, 53)

HSL hsl(28 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 41, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.3229

Contrast Black 7.46:1White 2.82:1

CSS

--color-de8435: #DE8435;
.background-de8435 { background-color: #DE8435; }
.text-de8435 { color: #DE8435; }

Luminance0.3229

Black text7.46:1AA Pass

White text2.82:1AA 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":"#DE8435","rgb":[222,132,53],"hsl":[28,72,54],"cmyk":[0,41,76,13],"luminance":0.3229,"contrast":{"black":7.46,"white":2.82}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.82,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DED935","hex":"#DED935","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.08,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EBB484","hex":"#EBB484","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.39,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.7,"contrastWhite":2.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F8821B","hex":"#F8821B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.2,"contrastWhite":2.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Cadmium Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/de8435.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#358FDE","analogous":["#DE353B","#DED935"],"triadic":["#35DE84","#8435DE"],"tetradic":["#3BDE35","#358FDE","#D935DE"],"splitComplementary":["#35DED9","#353BDE"],"monochromatic":["#EBB484","#DE8435","#9E571A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBB484","dark":"#9E571A","saturated":"#F8821B","desaturated":"#C4864F","pastel":"#E8C7AB","neon":"#FF983D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":17.26267650163207},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":17.97220075561143},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":19.748417658131498},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":20.73644135332772},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":29.223278392404914}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE8435

#DE8435 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DE8435 is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 222, 132, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.3229, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.46:1AA Pass

White text2.82:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE8435 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.82:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DED935#000000 text · best 14.08:1#DED935

#EBB484#000000 text · best 11.39:1#EBB484

Butterscotch#000000 text · best 8.7:1#E3963E

#F8821B#000000 text · best 8.2:1#F8821B

Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D

Generated Palette

#DE8435#DE8435

#358FDE#358FDE

#DE353B#DE353B

#DED935#DED935

#EBB484#EBB484

#9E571A#9E571A

Color Harmonies

#358FDE#358FDE

#DE353B#DE353B

#DED935#DED935

#35DE84#35DE84

#8435DE#8435DE

Variants

#EBB484#EBB484

#9E571A#9E571A

#F8821B#F8821B

#C4864F#C4864F

#E8C7AB#E8C7AB

#FF983D#FF983D

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Bronze#CD7F32

Peru#CD853F

Butterscotch#E3963E

Ochre#CC7722

#DE8435

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE8435

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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