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#DEBC82 Color

#DEBC82 is rgb(222, 188, 130) in RGB, hsl(38, 58%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEBC82
HEX#DEBC82
RGBrgb(222, 188, 130)
HSLhsl(38, 58%, 69%)
HSVhsv(38, 41%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.085 80.4)
LABlab(78.26% 6.88 34.11)
LCHlch(78.26% 34.79 78.59)

What #DEBC82 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 #DEBC82, 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.

#DEBC82 Channel Values

How #DEBC82 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 188 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 58% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 41% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 41% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEBC82 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEBC82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEBC82; 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 #DEBC82

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 #DEBC82.

How #DEBC82 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#DEBC82
Protanopia#C2C282
Protanomaly#CEC082
Deuteranopia#C8C880
Deuteranomaly#D1C381
Tritanopia#E3B6B6
Tritanomaly#E1B8A4
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEBC82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-debc82: #DEBC82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEBC82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-debc82': '#DEBC82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.737, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_debc82">#DEBC82</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEBC82"

More Orange Colors

#DEBC82 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEBC82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEBC82?

#DEBC82 is a light orange — rgb(222, 188, 130) in RGB and hsl(38, 58%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.83.

What is the RGB value of #DEBC82?

#DEBC82 is rgb(222, 188, 130) — red 222, green 188, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEBC82?

#DEBC82 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 41%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEBC82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEBC82 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEBC82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEBC82 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 4.58, which is very hard to tell apart.

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