Palettes / Colors / #DEA554

#DEA554 — Orange

#DEA554 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #DEA554 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.

#DEA554 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 #548DDE; it also sits naturally between #DE5F54 and #D3DE54. 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 65% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 62% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEA554

.text { color: #DEA554; }
.background { background-color: #DEA554; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEA554; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 165, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 68%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEA554; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 165, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEA554; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 165, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEA554">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEA554">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEA554

Tints of #DEA554

Tones of #DEA554

Color harmonies

Complementary — #548DDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEA554: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEA554

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 #DEA554 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 #DEA554 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 #DEA554?

#DEA554 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 222, 165, 84). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEA554?

#DEA554 is RGB 222, 165, 84 — HSL 35°, 68%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 62%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEA554?

Its complement is #548DDE; analogous partners are #DE5F54 and #D3DE54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEA554 for text?

Black text on #DEA554 has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.