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#DE762B Color

#DE762B is rgb(222, 118, 43) in RGB, hsl(25, 73%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 81%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE762B
HEX#DE762B
RGBrgb(222, 118, 43)
HSLhsl(25, 73%, 52%)
HSVhsv(25, 81%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 81%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.154 51.8)
LABlab(61.12% 37.90 57.12)
LCHlch(61.12% 68.55 56.43)

What #DE762B 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 #DE762B, 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.

#DE762B Channel Values

How #DE762B 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 118 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 73% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 81% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 81% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE762B 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE762B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE762B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE762B; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DE762B

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 #DE762B.

How #DE762B 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#DE762B
Protanopia#8F8F28
Protanomaly#B4862A
Deuteranopia#A2A218
Deuteranomaly#BD9321
Tritanopia#E17070
Tritanomaly#E0725C
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE762B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de762b: #DE762B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE762B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de762b': '#DE762B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.463, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_de762b">#DE762B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE762B"

More Orange Colors

#DE762B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE762B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE762B?

#DE762B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(222, 118, 43) in RGB and hsl(25, 73%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #DE762B?

#DE762B is rgb(222, 118, 43) — red 222, green 118, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE762B?

#DE762B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 81%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE762B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE762B scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE762B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE762B 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 4.71, which is very hard to tell apart.

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