HEX atlas value

#DE8D5E

#DE8D5E is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 141, 94, HSL 22, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.3539, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DE8D5E Sample readable text

HEX #DE8D5E

RGB rgb(222, 141, 94)

HSL hsl(22 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 36, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.3539

Contrast Black 8.08:1White 2.6:1

CSS

--color-de8d5e: #DE8D5E;
.background-de8d5e { background-color: #DE8D5E; }
.text-de8d5e { color: #DE8D5E; }

Luminance0.3539

Black text8.08:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA 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":"#DE8D5E","rgb":[222,141,94],"hsl":[22,66,62],"cmyk":[0,36,58,13],"luminance":0.3539,"contrast":{"black":8.08,"white":2.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEC3AA","hex":"#EEC3AA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.02,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DECD5E","hex":"#DECD5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5EAFDE","hex":"#5EAFDE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.66,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/de8d5e.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":"#5EAFDE","analogous":["#DE5E6F","#DECD5E"],"triadic":["#5EDE8D","#8D5EDE"],"tetradic":["#6FDE5E","#5EAFDE","#CD5EDE"],"splitComplementary":["#5EDECD","#5E6FDE"],"monochromatic":["#EEC3AA","#DE8D5E","#BA5C26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEC3AA","dark":"#BA5C26","saturated":"#F38749","desaturated":"#C99373","pastel":"#EFD9CD","neon":"#FF9E66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":9.899494936611665},{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":27.459060435491963},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":30.24896692450835},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":31.400636936215164},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":31.89043743820395}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE8D5E

#DE8D5E is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DE8D5E is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 222, 141, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 22deg 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 0.3539, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.08:1AA Pass

White text2.6:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE8D5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEC3AA#000000 text · best 13.02:1#EEC3AA

#DECD5E#000000 text · best 13:1#DECD5E

Sandy Brown#000000 text · best 10.33:1#F4A460

Dark Salmon#000000 text · best 9.11:1#E9967A

#5EAFDE#000000 text · best 8.66:1#5EAFDE

Generated Palette

#DE8D5E#DE8D5E

#5EAFDE#5EAFDE

#DE5E6F#DE5E6F

#DECD5E#DECD5E

#EEC3AA#EEC3AA

#BA5C26#BA5C26

Color Harmonies

#5EAFDE#5EAFDE

#DE5E6F#DE5E6F

#DECD5E#DECD5E

#5EDE8D#5EDE8D

#8D5EDE#8D5EDE

Variants

#EEC3AA#EEC3AA

#BA5C26#BA5C26

#F38749#F38749

#C99373#C99373

#EFD9CD#EFD9CD

#FF9E66#FF9E66

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Terracotta#E2725B

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Sandy Brown#F4A460

#DE8D5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE8D5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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