What color is #DE8E17?

#DE8E17 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Fleur de Sel Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DE8E17?

The RGB value is 222, 142, 23: 222 red, 142 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DE8E17?

The complementary color is #1767DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DE8E17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DE8E17 color

#DE8E17 rgb(222, 142, 23)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DE8E17 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 55.7% green and 9% blue (222, 142, 23).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 81% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 90% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fleur de Sel Caramel (#DA8704), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#DE8E17 color codes

HEX	`#DE8E17`
RGB	`rgb(222, 142, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 55.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 81%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 90%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 90%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.7, 22.39, 67.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.7, 70.79, 71.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.955, 34.941, 5.451)`
Decimal	`14585367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DE8E17, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DE8E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DE8E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DE8E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #de8e17; }
.text { color: #de8e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #de8e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 142 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #de8e17, #cbde17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tangerine.

Questions

What color is #DE8E17?: #DE8E17 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Fleur de Sel Caramel. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DE8E17?: The RGB value is 222, 142, 23: 222 red, 142 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DE8E17?: The complementary color is #1767DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DE8E17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.