#de8500

Color #de8500

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 12.94 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#de8500

RGB

rgb(222, 133, 0)

HSL

hsl(35.9, 100%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.9, 100%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 100%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(63.6, 26.91, 69.62)

LCH

lch(63.6, 74.64, 68.87)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.1563, 64.83)

HWB

hwb(35.9, 0%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0059de

Analogous

#de1600

#de8500

#c8de00

Triadic

#de8500

#00de85

#8500de

Split-complementary

#de8500

#00c8de

#1600de

Tetradic

#de8500

#59de00

#0059de

#8500de

Square

#de8500

#00de16

#0059de

#de00c8

Shades

Color #de8500 mixed toward black.

#b96f00

#945800

#6f4200

#4a2c00

#251600

Tints

Color #de8500 mixed toward white.

#ff9f0f

#ffb23f

#ffc56f

#ffd89f

#ffeccf

Tones

Color #de8500 mixed toward gray.

#cb8112

#b97d25

#a67a37

#94764a

#81735c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebd43 · ΔE 27

Deuteranopia

#c3c94b · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#db5a5e · ΔE 30.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 27.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #de8500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#de8500]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Frequently asked questions

#de8500 (#de8500) is rgb(222, 133, 0) in RGB.

No, #de8500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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