HEX atlas value

#DE965E

#DE965E is a warm orange HEX color close to Raw Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 150, 94, HSL 26, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.3815, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DE965E Sample readable text

HEX #DE965E

RGB rgb(222, 150, 94)

HSL hsl(26 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 32, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.3815

Contrast Black 8.63:1White 2.43:1

CSS

--color-de965e: #DE965E;
.background-de965e { background-color: #DE965E; }
.text-de965e { color: #DE965E; }

Luminance0.3815

Black text8.63:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA 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":"#DE965E","rgb":[222,150,94],"hsl":[26,66,62],"cmyk":[0,32,58,13],"luminance":0.3815,"contrast":{"black":8.63,"white":2.43}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.63,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.43,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DED65E","hex":"#DED65E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.89,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EEC8AA","hex":"#EEC8AA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.48,"contrastWhite":1.56,"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":"#F39349","hex":"#F39349","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.08,"contrastWhite":2.31,"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/de965e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-salmon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5EA7DE","analogous":["#DE5E67","#DED65E"],"triadic":["#5EDE96","#965EDE"],"tetradic":["#67DE5E","#5EA7DE","#D65EDE"],"splitComplementary":["#5EDED6","#5E67DE"],"monochromatic":["#EEC8AA","#DE965E","#BA6626"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEC8AA","dark":"#BA6626","saturated":"#F39349","desaturated":"#C99873","pastel":"#EFDCCD","neon":"#FFA866"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":15.264337522473747},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":26.153393661244042},{"slug":"dark-salmon","name":"Dark Salmon","hex":"#E9967A","distance":30.083217912982647},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":32.03123475609393},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":32.38826948140329}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE965E

#DE965E is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DE965E is visually closest to Raw Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #D68A59.

The RGB channels are 222, 150, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 26deg 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 0.3815, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.26, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.63:1AA Pass

White text2.43:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE965E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.63:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.43:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DED65E#000000 text · best 13.89:1#DED65E

#EEC8AA#000000 text · best 13.48:1#EEC8AA

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

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

#F39349#000000 text · best 9.08:1#F39349

Generated Palette

#DE965E#DE965E

#5EA7DE#5EA7DE

#DE5E67#DE5E67

#DED65E#DED65E

#EEC8AA#EEC8AA

#BA6626#BA6626

Color Harmonies

#5EA7DE#5EA7DE

#DE5E67#DE5E67

#DED65E#DED65E

#5EDE96#5EDE96

#965EDE#965EDE

Variants

#EEC8AA#EEC8AA

#BA6626#BA6626

#F39349#F39349

#C99873#C99873

#EFDCCD#EFDCCD

#FFA866#FFA866

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Dark Salmon#E9967A

Camel#C19A6B

Butterscotch#E3963E

#DE965E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE965E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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