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#DEA25E Color

#DEA25E is rgb(222, 162, 94) in RGB, hsl(32, 66%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 58%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Earth Yellow (#E1A95F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEA25E
HEX#DEA25E
RGBrgb(222, 162, 94)
HSLhsl(32, 66%, 62%)
HSVhsv(32, 58%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 58%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.111 68.2)
LABlab(71.44% 17.62 44.09)
LCHlch(71.44% 47.48 68.22)

What #DEA25E 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 #DEA25E, 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.

#DEA25E Channel Values

How #DEA25E 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 162 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 66% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 58% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 58% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEA25E 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEA25E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEA25E; 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 #DEA25E

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 #DEA25E.

How #DEA25E 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#DEA25E
Protanopia#AEAE5D
Protanomaly#C3A95E
Deuteranopia#B9B95A
Deuteranomaly#C9B05B
Tritanopia#E29B9B
Tritanomaly#E19E87
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEA25E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dea25e: #DEA25E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEA25E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dea25e': '#DEA25E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.635, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_dea25e">#DEA25E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEA25E"

More Orange Colors

#DEA25E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEA25E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEA25E?

#DEA25E is a light orange — rgb(222, 162, 94) in RGB and hsl(32, 66%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Earth Yellow (#E1A95F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.61.

What is the RGB value of #DEA25E?

#DEA25E is rgb(222, 162, 94) — red 222, green 162, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEA25E?

#DEA25E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 58%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEA25E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEA25E scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEA25E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEA25E 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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