HEX atlas value

#DE9D35

#DE9D35 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 157, 53, HSL 37, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.399, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DE9D35 Sample readable text

HEX #DE9D35

RGB rgb(222, 157, 53)

HSL hsl(37 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 29, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.399

Contrast Black 8.98:1White 2.34:1

CSS

--color-de9d35: #DE9D35;
.background-de9d35 { background-color: #DE9D35; }
.text-de9d35 { color: #DE9D35; }

Luminance0.399

Black text8.98:1AA Pass

White text2.34:1AA 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":"#DE9D35","rgb":[222,157,53],"hsl":[37,72,54],"cmyk":[0,29,76,13],"luminance":0.399,"contrast":{"black":8.98,"white":2.34}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.34,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CADE35","hex":"#CADE35","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.01,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EBC484","hex":"#EBC484","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.76,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F8A31B","hex":"#F8A31B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.25,"contrastWhite":2.05,"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"]}]

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/de9d35.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":"#3576DE","analogous":["#DE4935","#CADE35"],"triadic":["#35DE9D","#9D35DE"],"tetradic":["#35DE49","#3576DE","#DE35CA"],"splitComplementary":["#35CADE","#4935DE"],"monochromatic":["#EBC484","#DE9D35","#9E6B1A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBC484","dark":"#9E6B1A","saturated":"#F8A31B","desaturated":"#C4974F","pastel":"#E8D1AB","neon":"#FFB53D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":12.449899597988733},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":27.80287754891569},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":28.930952282978865}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DE9D35

#DE9D35 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DE9D35 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 222, 157, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.399, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.45, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.98:1AA Pass

White text2.34:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DE9D35 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.34:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CADE35#000000 text · best 14.01:1#CADE35

#EBC484#000000 text · best 12.76:1#EBC484

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

#F8A31B#000000 text · best 10.25:1#F8A31B

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#DE9D35#DE9D35

#3576DE#3576DE

#DE4935#DE4935

#CADE35#CADE35

#EBC484#EBC484

#9E6B1A#9E6B1A

Color Harmonies

#3576DE#3576DE

#DE4935#DE4935

#CADE35#CADE35

#35DE9D#35DE9D

#9D35DE#9D35DE

Variants

#EBC484#EBC484

#9E6B1A#9E6B1A

#F8A31B#F8A31B

#C4974F#C4974F

#E8D1AB#E8D1AB

#FFB53D#FFB53D

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Old Gold#CFB53B

#DE9D35

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DE9D35

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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