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#DE6202 Color

#DE6202 is rgb(222, 98, 2) in RGB, hsl(26, 98%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 99%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Orange (#E86100), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE6202
HEX#DE6202
RGBrgb(222, 98, 2)
HSLhsl(26, 98%, 44%)
HSVhsv(26, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 99%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.176 47.3)
LABlab(57.09% 46.87 65.85)
LCHlch(57.09% 80.83 54.56)

What #DE6202 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DE6202, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#DE6202 Channel Values

How #DE6202 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 98 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 98% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 99% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.59:1 vs white · 5.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE6202 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE6202 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE6202

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE6202; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DE6202

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DE6202.

How #DE6202 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DE6202
Protanopia#838300
Protanomaly#AF7700
Deuteranopia#9A9A00
Deuteranomaly#B98700
Tritanopia#E05C5C
Tritanomaly#DF5E48
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE6202 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-de6202: #DE6202;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE6202;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de6202': '#DE6202' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.384, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_de6202">#DE6202</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE6202"

More Brown Colors

#DE6202 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE6202 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE6202?

#DE6202 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(222, 98, 2) in RGB and hsl(26, 98%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Orange (#E86100), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #DE6202?

#DE6202 is rgb(222, 98, 2) — red 222, green 98, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE6202?

#DE6202 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 99%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE6202 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE6202 scores 3.59:1 against white and 5.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE6202 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE6202 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 11.28, which is visibly different.

Open #DE6202 in a Tool

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