HEX atlas value

#DEAB5E

#DEAB5E is a warm orange HEX color close to Sandy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 171, 94, HSL 36, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.4546, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DEAB5E Sample readable text

HEX #DEAB5E

RGB rgb(222, 171, 94)

HSL hsl(36 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.4546

Contrast Black 10.09:1White 2.08:1

CSS

--color-deab5e: #DEAB5E;
.background-deab5e { background-color: #DEAB5E; }
.text-deab5e { color: #DEAB5E; }

Luminance0.4546

Black text10.09:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA 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":"#DEAB5E","rgb":[222,171,94],"hsl":[36,66,62],"cmyk":[0,23,58,13],"luminance":0.4546,"contrast":{"black":10.09,"white":2.08}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.08,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EED3AA","hex":"#EED3AA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.53,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D1DE5E","hex":"#D1DE5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.32,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F3AF49","hex":"#F3AF49","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"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":"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/deab5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E91DE","analogous":["#DE6B5E","#D1DE5E"],"triadic":["#5EDEAB","#AB5EDE"],"tetradic":["#5EDE6B","#5E91DE","#DE5ED1"],"splitComplementary":["#5ED1DE","#6B5EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EED3AA","#DEAB5E","#BA7F26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EED3AA","dark":"#BA7F26","saturated":"#F3AF49","desaturated":"#C9A773","pastel":"#EFE1CD","neon":"#FFC266"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":23.173260452512935},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":29.748949561287034},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":30.56141357987225},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":34.322004603461025}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEAB5E

#DEAB5E is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DEAB5E is visually closest to Sandy Brown, a named orange color with HEX #F4A460.

The RGB channels are 222, 171, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.4546, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.17, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.09:1AA Pass

White text2.08:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEAB5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.08:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EED3AA#000000 text · best 14.53:1#EED3AA

#D1DE5E#000000 text · best 14.32:1#D1DE5E

#F3AF49#000000 text · best 11.04:1#F3AF49

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

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

Generated Palette

#DEAB5E#DEAB5E

#5E91DE#5E91DE

#DE6B5E#DE6B5E

#D1DE5E#D1DE5E

#EED3AA#EED3AA

#BA7F26#BA7F26

Color Harmonies

#5E91DE#5E91DE

#DE6B5E#DE6B5E

#D1DE5E#D1DE5E

#5EDEAB#5EDEAB

#AB5EDE#AB5EDE

Variants

#EED3AA#EED3AA

#BA7F26#BA7F26

#F3AF49#F3AF49

#C9A773#C9A773

#EFE1CD#EFE1CD

#FFC266#FFC266

Nearest Named Colors

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Bamboo#C7B56E

Sandstone#C9AE74

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#DEAB5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEAB5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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