Tumbleweed (#DEAA88)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.06:1 — vs black: 10.21:1

Color values

  • HEX #DEAA88
  • RGB rgb(222, 170, 136)
  • HSL hsl(23, 56%, 70%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 23, 39, 13 )
  • Websafe #CC9999

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DEAA88 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Tumbleweed
#DEAA88 Base
#88BCDE
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Tumbleweed
#DEAA88 Base
#DE8891
#DED588
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Tumbleweed
#DEAA88 Base
#88DEAA
#AA88DE
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Tumbleweed
#DEAA88 Base
#88DED5
#8891DE
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Tumbleweed
#DEAA88 Base
#91DE88
#88BCDE
#D588DE
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Tumbleweed
#DEAA88 Base
#A05A2D
#CD7F4C
#D59368
#E7C1A8
#EFD5C4
#F9F1EB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Tumbleweed, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#140B06
#482914
#7C4622
#B06331
#D08554
Tumbleweed #DEAA88 Base
#E3B89C
#E9C6B0
#EED4C3
#F4E3D7
#F9F1EB
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #DEAA88. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #DEAA88;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #DEAA88;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #DEAA88;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #DEAA88,
        #88BCDE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #DEAA88,
        #88BCDE
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$tumbleweed: #DEAA88;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$tumbleweed-r: 222;
$tumbleweed-g: 170;
$tumbleweed-b: 136;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $tumbleweed;
    color: rgba($tumbleweed-r, $tumbleweed-g, $tumbleweed-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Tumbleweed appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #DEAA88 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BBBB86 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B1B188 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E1A6A6 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B5B5B5 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Tumbleweed ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Tumbleweed #DEAA88 Base
Antique Brass #CD9575 ΔE 5.86
Fawn #E5AA70 ΔE 6.29
Brown Yellow #CC9966 ΔE 7.34
Very Light Tangelo #FFB077 ΔE 7.42

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.