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#DEA57D Color

#DEA57D is rgb(222, 165, 125) in RGB, hsl(25, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 44%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEA57D
HEX#DEA57D
RGBrgb(222, 165, 125)
HSLhsl(25, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(25, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 44%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.086 56.1)
LABlab(72.54% 18.11 29.40)
LCHlch(72.54% 34.53 58.37)

What #DEA57D 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 #DEA57D, 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.

#DEA57D Channel Values

How #DEA57D 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 165 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 44% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEA57D 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEA57D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEA57D; 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 #DEA57D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DEA57D.

How #DEA57D 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#DEA57D
Protanopia#B0B07D
Protanomaly#C4AC7D
Deuteranopia#BABA7A
Deuteranomaly#CAB27B
Tritanopia#E1A1A1
Tritanomaly#E0A294
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEA57D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dea57d: #DEA57D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEA57D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dea57d': '#DEA57D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.647, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_dea57d">#DEA57D</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEA57D"

More Orange Colors

#DEA57D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEA57D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEA57D?

#DEA57D is a light orange — rgb(222, 165, 125) in RGB and hsl(25, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.61.

What is the RGB value of #DEA57D?

#DEA57D is rgb(222, 165, 125) — red 222, green 165, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEA57D?

#DEA57D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 44%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEA57D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEA57D scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEA57D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEA57D 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 10.08, which is visibly different.

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