Palettes / Colors / #DE9178

#DE9178 — Light Orange

#DE9178 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #DE9178 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DE9178 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #78C5DE; it also sits naturally between #DE7891 and #DEC578. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 57% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 46% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DE9178

.text { color: #DE9178; }
.background { background-color: #DE9178; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE9178; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 145, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 61%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE9178; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 145, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE9178; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 145, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE9178">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE9178">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #78C5DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE9178: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE9178

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DE9178 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DE9178 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE9178?

#DE9178 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 222, 145, 120). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE9178?

#DE9178 is RGB 222, 145, 120 — HSL 15°, 61%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 46%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE9178?

Its complement is #78C5DE; analogous partners are #DE7891 and #DEC578. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE9178 for text?

Black text on #DE9178 has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.