HEX atlas value

#DE9B35

#DE9B35 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 155, 53, HSL 36, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.3923, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DE9B35 Sample readable text

HEX #DE9B35

RGB rgb(222, 155, 53)

HSL hsl(36 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 30, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.3923

Contrast Black 8.85:1White 2.37:1

CSS

--color-de9b35: #DE9B35;
.background-de9b35 { background-color: #DE9B35; }
.text-de9b35 { color: #DE9B35; }

Luminance0.3923

Black text8.85:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA 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":"#DE9B35","rgb":[222,155,53],"hsl":[36,72,54],"cmyk":[0,30,76,13],"luminance":0.3923,"contrast":{"black":8.85,"white":2.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CDDE35","hex":"#CDDE35","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.1,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EBC284","hex":"#EBC284","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.58,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F8A01B","hex":"#F8A01B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.04,"contrastWhite":2.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.38,"contrastWhite":2.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Butterscotch adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/de9b35.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3579DE","analogous":["#DE4635","#CDDE35"],"triadic":["#35DE9B","#9B35DE"],"tetradic":["#35DE46","#3579DE","#DE35CD"],"splitComplementary":["#35CDDE","#4635DE"],"monochromatic":["#EBC284","#DE9B35","#9E691A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBC284","dark":"#9E691A","saturated":"#F8A01B","desaturated":"#C4954F","pastel":"#E8D0AB","neon":"#FFB13D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":11.445523142259598},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":24.351591323771842},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":29.546573405388315}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE9B35

#DE9B35 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DE9B35 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 222, 155, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.3923, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.85:1AA Pass

White text2.37:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE9B35 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.85:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CDDE35#000000 text · best 14.1:1#CDDE35

#EBC284#000000 text · best 12.58:1#EBC284

#F8A01B#000000 text · best 10.04:1#F8A01B

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Goldenrod#000000 text · best 9.38:1#DAA520

Generated Palette

#DE9B35#DE9B35

#3579DE#3579DE

#DE4635#DE4635

#CDDE35#CDDE35

#EBC284#EBC284

#9E691A#9E691A

Color Harmonies

#3579DE#3579DE

#DE4635#DE4635

#CDDE35#CDDE35

#35DE9B#35DE9B

#9B35DE#9B35DE

Variants

#EBC284#EBC284

#9E691A#9E691A

#F8A01B#F8A01B

#C4954F#C4954F

#E8D0AB#E8D0AB

#FFB13D#FFB13D

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Peru#CD853F

#DE9B35

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE9B35

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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