HEX atlas value

#DEA45E

#DEA45E is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 164, 94, HSL 33, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.4289, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DEA45E Sample readable text

HEX #DEA45E

RGB rgb(222, 164, 94)

HSL hsl(33 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 26, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.4289

Contrast Black 9.58:1White 2.19:1

CSS

--color-dea45e: #DEA45E;
.background-dea45e { background-color: #DEA45E; }
.text-dea45e { color: #DEA45E; }

Luminance0.4289

Black text9.58:1AA Pass

White text2.19:1AA 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":"#DEA45E","rgb":[222,164,94],"hsl":[33,66,62],"cmyk":[0,26,58,13],"luminance":0.4289,"contrast":{"black":9.58,"white":2.19}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D8DE5E","hex":"#D8DE5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.53,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EECFAA","hex":"#EECFAA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F3A749","hex":"#F3A749","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.43,"contrastWhite":2.01,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Sandy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dea45e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E98DE","analogous":["#DE655E","#D8DE5E"],"triadic":["#5EDEA4","#A45EDE"],"tetradic":["#5EDE65","#5E98DE","#DE5ED8"],"splitComplementary":["#5ED8DE","#655EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EECFAA","#DEA45E","#BA7826"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EECFAA","dark":"#BA7826","saturated":"#F3A749","desaturated":"#C9A273","pastel":"#EFE0CD","neon":"#FFBA66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":22.090722034374522},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":27.65863337187866},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":32.77193921634788}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEA45E

#DEA45E is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DEA45E is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 222, 164, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 33deg 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 0.4289, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.58:1AA Pass

White text2.19:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEA45E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D8DE5E#000000 text · best 14.53:1#D8DE5E

#EECFAA#000000 text · best 14.14:1#EECFAA

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

#F3A749#000000 text · best 10.43:1#F3A749

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

Generated Palette

#DEA45E#DEA45E

#5E98DE#5E98DE

#DE655E#DE655E

#D8DE5E#D8DE5E

#EECFAA#EECFAA

#BA7826#BA7826

Color Harmonies

#5E98DE#5E98DE

#DE655E#DE655E

#D8DE5E#D8DE5E

#5EDEA4#5EDEA4

#A45EDE#A45EDE

Variants

#EECFAA#EECFAA

#BA7826#BA7826

#F3A749#F3A749

#C9A273#C9A273

#EFE0CD#EFE0CD

#FFBA66#FFBA66

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandstone#C9AE74

Bamboo#C7B56E

#DEA45E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEA45E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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