HEX atlas value

#DEAE35

#DEAE35 is a warm orange HEX color close to Old Gold. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 222, 174, 53, HSL 43, 72%, 54%, has luminance 0.4606, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#DEAE35 Sample readable text

HEX #DEAE35

RGB rgb(222, 174, 53)

HSL hsl(43 72% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 76, 13)

Luminance 0.4606

Contrast Black 10.21:1White 2.06:1

CSS

--color-deae35: #DEAE35;
.background-deae35 { background-color: #DEAE35; }
.text-deae35 { color: #DEAE35; }

Luminance0.4606

Black text10.21:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA 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":"#DEAE35","rgb":[222,174,53],"hsl":[43,72,54],"cmyk":[0,22,76,13],"luminance":0.4606,"contrast":{"black":10.21,"white":2.06}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.06,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBCE84","hex":"#EBCE84","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.69,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BADE35","hex":"#BADE35","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.59,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.5,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F8B91B","hex":"#F8B91B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.95,"contrastWhite":1.76,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Old Gold adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/deae35.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butterscotch.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3565DE","analogous":["#DE5A35","#BADE35"],"triadic":["#35DEAE","#AE35DE"],"tetradic":["#35DE5A","#3565DE","#DE35BA"],"splitComplementary":["#35BADE","#5A35DE"],"monochromatic":["#EBCE84","#DEAE35","#9E781A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBCE84","dark":"#9E781A","saturated":"#F8B91B","desaturated":"#C4A34F","pastel":"#E8D7AB","neon":"#FFC83D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":17.60681686165901},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":23.194827009486403},{"slug":"butterscotch","name":"Butterscotch","hex":"#E3963E","distance":26.115129714401192},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":26.229754097208},{"slug":"buttercup","name":"Buttercup","hex":"#F3C13A","distance":28.75760768909681}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DEAE35

#DEAE35 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #DEAE35 is visually closest to Old Gold, a named yellow color with HEX #CFB53B.

The RGB channels are 222, 174, and 53, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.4606, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.21:1AA Pass

White text2.06:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DEAE35 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.06:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBCE84#000000 text · best 13.69:1#EBCE84

#BADE35#000000 text · best 13.59:1#BADE35

Buttercup#000000 text · best 12.5:1#F3C13A

#F8B91B#000000 text · best 11.95:1#F8B91B

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

Generated Palette

#DEAE35#DEAE35

#3565DE#3565DE

#DE5A35#DE5A35

#BADE35#BADE35

#EBCE84#EBCE84

#9E781A#9E781A

Color Harmonies

#3565DE#3565DE

#DE5A35#DE5A35

#BADE35#BADE35

#35DEAE#35DEAE

#AE35DE#AE35DE

Variants

#EBCE84#EBCE84

#9E781A#9E781A

#F8B91B#F8B91B

#C4A34F#C4A34F

#E8D7AB#E8D7AB

#FFC83D#FFC83D

Nearest Named Colors

Old Gold#CFB53B

Goldenrod#DAA520

Butterscotch#E3963E

Marigold#EAA221

Buttercup#F3C13A

#DEAE35

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DEAE35

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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