HEX atlas value

#DEAD5E

#DEAD5E is a warm orange HEX color close to Champagne Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 173, 94, HSL 37, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.4622, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#DEAD5E Sample readable text

HEX #DEAD5E

RGB rgb(222, 173, 94)

HSL hsl(37 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.4622

Contrast Black 10.24:1White 2.05:1

CSS

--color-dead5e: #DEAD5E;
.background-dead5e { background-color: #DEAD5E; }
.text-dead5e { color: #DEAD5E; }

Luminance0.4622

Black text10.24:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA 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":"#DEAD5E","rgb":[222,173,94],"hsl":[37,66,62],"cmyk":[0,22,58,13],"luminance":0.4622,"contrast":{"black":10.24,"white":2.05}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EED4AA","hex":"#EED4AA","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CFDE5E","hex":"#CFDE5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.26,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F3B249","hex":"#F3B249","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.28,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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","Champagne Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dead5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5E8FDE","analogous":["#DE6D5E","#CFDE5E"],"triadic":["#5EDEAD","#AD5EDE"],"tetradic":["#5EDE6D","#5E8FDE","#DE5ECF"],"splitComplementary":["#5ECFDE","#6D5EDE"],"monochromatic":["#EED4AA","#DEAD5E","#BA8126"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EED4AA","dark":"#BA8126","saturated":"#F3B249","desaturated":"#C9A873","pastel":"#EFE2CD","neon":"#FFC466"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"sandy-brown","name":"Sandy Brown","hex":"#F4A460","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":29.13760456866693},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":30.430248109405877},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":36.24913792078372}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEAD5E

#DEAD5E is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #DEAD5E is visually closest to Champagne Gold, a named orange color with HEX #D6B971.

The RGB channels are 222, 173, and 94, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 37deg 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 0.4622, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.24:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEAD5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.24:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EED4AA#000000 text · best 14.63:1#EED4AA

#CFDE5E#000000 text · best 14.26:1#CFDE5E

#F3B249#000000 text · best 11.28:1#F3B249

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

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

Generated Palette

#DEAD5E#DEAD5E

#5E8FDE#5E8FDE

#DE6D5E#DE6D5E

#CFDE5E#CFDE5E

#EED4AA#EED4AA

#BA8126#BA8126

Color Harmonies

#5E8FDE#5E8FDE

#DE6D5E#DE6D5E

#CFDE5E#CFDE5E

#5EDEAD#5EDEAD

#AD5EDE#AD5EDE

Variants

#EED4AA#EED4AA

#BA8126#BA8126

#F3B249#F3B249

#C9A873#C9A873

#EFE2CD#EFE2CD

#FFC466#FFC466

Nearest Named Colors

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Sandy Brown#F4A460

Bamboo#C7B56E

Sandstone#C9AE74

Raw Sienna#D68A59

#DEAD5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEAD5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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