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#DEAB54 — Orange

#DEAB54 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 #DEAB54 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.

#DEAB54 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 #5487DE; it also sits naturally between #DE6654 and #CCDE54. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEAB54 · RGB 222, 171, 84

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Color values

HEX#DEAB54
RGB222, 171, 84
HSL38°, 68%, 60%
HSV38°, 62%, 87%
CMYK0%, 23%, 62%, 13%
XYZ46.29, 45.30, 14.69
Yxy45.30, 0.4355, 0.4262
CIE-Lab73.09, 9.39, 51.02
Hunter Lab67.30, 8.72, 31.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 62% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DEAB54 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEAB54 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEAB54

.text { color: #DEAB54; }
.background { background-color: #DEAB54; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEAB54; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 171, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 68%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEAB54; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 171, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEAB54; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 171, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEAB54">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEAB54">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEAB54

#D99F3A#D29428#B88223#A3721F#89601A#6F4E15#5A3F11#402D0C#2B1E08#110C03

Tints of #DEAB54

#E2B465#E4BA72#E7C283#EAC990#EDD1A1#F0D9B2#F3E0BF#F6E8D0#F8EEDD#FCF7EE

Tones of #DEAB54

#D4A95E#CBA667#C1A471#B7A17B#AC9E86#A39C8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5487DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.09:1 Fails
Against black text10.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEAB54: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEAB54

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DEAB54: ·

How #DEAB54 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C769Deuteranopia · #CBCF6ETritanopia · #DB7A7D

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEAB54 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Drift
#944E0B · #D68A3C · #E1AA55 · #F1E8B5
Palette Fbf5dd
#FBF5DD · #A6CDC6 · #16404D · #DDA853
Serene Ruby Opal
#E9C790 · #DCA856 · #DA962A · #644411
Royal Ruby Meadow
#BD457D · #96362E · #DAAA58 · #687725
Mellow Ruby Marble
#A52E2E · #D9A651 · #BAD95E · #2F9220
Burning Meadow
#A98727 · #DAAA5C · #5073D7 · #C0CDEC

Similar colors

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

#E1AA55#DDA853#DCA856#DAAA58#D9A651#DAAA5C#D6AA50#E3AB5D#E0A75E#DEA057#DCB34C#DAAE60

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEAB53  ·  #DEAB55 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEAB54?

#DEAB54 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 222, 171, 84). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEAB54?

#DEAB54 is RGB 222, 171, 84 — HSL 38°, 68%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 62%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEAB54?

Its complement is #5487DE; analogous partners are #DE6654 and #CCDE54. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEAB54 for text?

Black text on #DEAB54 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.