What color is #DEA89A?

#DEA89A is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sun-Kissed Beach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEA89A?

The RGB value is 222, 168, 154: 222 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEA89A?

The complementary color is #9AD0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEA89A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEA89A color

#DEA89A rgb(222, 168, 154)

Shades of orange

The hex color #DEA89A is a light, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 65.9% green and 60.4% blue (222, 168, 154).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 51% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 31% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sun-Kissed Beach (#DEAB9B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#DEA89A color codes

HEX	`#DEA89A`
RGB	`rgb(222, 168, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 65.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 51%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 31%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.46, 17.91, 14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.46, 23.33, 39.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.961, 45.871, 36.788)`
Decimal	`14592154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEA89A, 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 #DEA89A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEA89A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #DEA89A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dea89a; }
.text { color: #dea89a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dea89a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 168 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dea89a, #deca9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #DEA89A?: #DEA89A is a light, moderate red, closest to the named color Sun-Kissed Beach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEA89A?: The RGB value is 222, 168, 154: 222 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEA89A?: The complementary color is #9AD0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEA89A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.