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#DE950D Color

#DE950D is rgb(222, 149, 13) in RGB, hsl(39, 89%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 94%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE950D
HEX#DE950D
RGBrgb(222, 149, 13)
HSLhsl(39, 89%, 46%)
HSVhsv(39, 94%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 94%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.152 73.7)
LABlab(67.89% 21.83 70.39)
LCHlch(67.89% 73.69 72.76)

What #DE950D 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 #DE950D, 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.

#DE950D Channel Values

How #DE950D 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 149 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 89% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 94% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 94% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE950D 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 text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DE950D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DE950D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE950D; 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 #DE950D

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 #DE950D.

How #DE950D 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#DE950D
Protanopia#A5A507
Protanomaly#BE9F09
Deuteranopia#B2B200
Deuteranomaly#C5A700
Tritanopia#E38C8C
Tritanomaly#E1906F
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DE950D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-de950d: #DE950D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE950D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de950d': '#DE950D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.584, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_de950d">#DE950D</color>
SVG fillfill="#DE950D"

More Orange Colors

#DE950D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DE950D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE950D?

#DE950D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(222, 149, 13) in RGB and hsl(39, 89%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Harvest Gold (#DA9100), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.56.

What is the RGB value of #DE950D?

#DE950D is rgb(222, 149, 13) — red 222, green 149, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE950D?

#DE950D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 94%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE950D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE950D scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE950D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE950D 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 10.36, which is visibly different.

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