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#DE6712 Color

#DE6712 is rgb(222, 103, 18) in RGB, hsl(25, 85%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 54%, 92%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Orange (#DA680F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE6712
HEX#DE6712
RGBrgb(222, 103, 18)
HSLhsl(25, 85%, 47%)
HSVhsv(25, 92%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54%, 92%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.17 48.2)
LABlab(58.05% 44.69 63.18)
LCHlch(58.05% 77.39 54.73)

What #DE6712 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 #DE6712, 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 orange in the library.

#DE6712 Channel Values

How #DE6712 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 103 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 85% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 92% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 54% · Y 92% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.47:1 vs white · 6.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE6712 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 text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE6712 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE6712

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE6712; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DE6712

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DE6712.

How #DE6712 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#DE6712
Protanopia#86860B
Protanomaly#B07B0E
Deuteranopia#9C9C00
Deuteranomaly#BA8A00
Tritanopia#E06161
Tritanomaly#DF634D
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE6712 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de6712: #DE6712;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE6712;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de6712': '#DE6712' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.404, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_de6712">#DE6712</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE6712"

More Orange Colors

#DE6712 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE6712 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE6712?

#DE6712 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(222, 103, 18) in RGB and hsl(25, 85%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Orange (#DA680F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.08.

What is the RGB value of #DE6712?

#DE6712 is rgb(222, 103, 18) — red 222, green 103, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE6712?

#DE6712 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 54%, 92%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE6712 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE6712 scores 3.47:1 against white and 6.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE6712 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE6712 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 7.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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