Palettes / Colors / #DEAD7D

#DEAD7D — Light Orange

#DEAD7D is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#DEAD7D 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 #7CADDE; it also sits naturally between #DE7C7C and #DEDE7C. 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 68% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 44% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEAD7D

.text { color: #DEAD7D; }
.background { background-color: #DEAD7D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEAD7D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 173, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 60%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEAD7D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 173, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEAD7D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 173, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEAD7D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEAD7D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEAD7D

Tints of #DEAD7D

Tones of #DEAD7D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CADDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEAD7D: #000000.

How #DEAD7D 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 #DEAD7D 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

← #DEAD7C  ·  #DEAD7E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEAD7D?

#DEAD7D is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 222, 173, 125). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEAD7D?

#DEAD7D is RGB 222, 173, 125 — HSL 30°, 60%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 44%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEAD7D?

Its complement is #7CADDE; analogous partners are #DE7C7C and #DEDE7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEAD7D for text?

Black text on #DEAD7D has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.