HEX atlas value

#DEA035

#DEA035 is a warm orange HEX color close to Butterscotch. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 160, 53, HSL 38, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.4093, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DEA035 Sample readable text

HEX #DEA035

RGB rgb(222, 160, 53)

HSL hsl(38 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.4093

Contrast Black 9.19:1White 2.29:1

CSS

--color-dea035: #DEA035;
.background-dea035 { background-color: #DEA035; }
.text-dea035 { color: #DEA035; }

Luminance0.4093

Black text9.19:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA 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":"#DEA035","rgb":[222,160,53],"hsl":[38,72,54],"cmyk":[0,28,76,13],"luminance":0.4093,"contrast":{"black":9.19,"white":2.29}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C8DE35","hex":"#C8DE35","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.96,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EBC584","hex":"#EBC584","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.85,"contrastWhite":1.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F8A71B","hex":"#F8A71B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.53,"contrastWhite":1.99,"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":"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/dea035.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":"#3573DE","analogous":["#DE4C35","#C8DE35"],"triadic":["#35DEA0","#A035DE"],"tetradic":["#35DE4C","#3573DE","#DE35C8"],"splitComplementary":["#35C8DE","#4C35DE"],"monochromatic":["#EBC584","#DEA035","#9E6D1A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBC584","dark":"#9E6D1A","saturated":"#F8A71B","desaturated":"#C4994F","pastel":"#E8D2AB","neon":"#FFB83D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":21.95449840010015},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":23.40939982143925},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":26.49528259898354},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":30.23243291566195}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEA035

#DEA035 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DEA035 is visually closest to Butterscotch, a named orange color with HEX #E3963E.

The RGB channels are 222, 160, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg 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 0.4093, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.19:1AA Pass

White text2.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEA035 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.19:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C8DE35#000000 text · best 13.96:1#C8DE35

#EBC584#000000 text · best 12.85:1#EBC584

#F8A71B#000000 text · best 10.53:1#F8A71B

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

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#DEA035#DEA035

#3573DE#3573DE

#DE4C35#DE4C35

#C8DE35#C8DE35

#EBC584#EBC584

#9E6D1A#9E6D1A

Color Harmonies

#3573DE#3573DE

#DE4C35#DE4C35

#C8DE35#C8DE35

#35DEA0#35DEA0

#A035DE#A035DE

Variants

#EBC584#EBC584

#9E6D1A#9E6D1A

#F8A71B#F8A71B

#C4994F#C4994F

#E8D2AB#E8D2AB

#FFB83D#FFB83D

Nearest Named Colors

Butterscotch#E3963E

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Old Gold#CFB53B

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

#DEA035

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEA035

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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