Dark Peach Color
Dark Peach is a orange color with hex code #DE7E5D. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark peach, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Peach Color Values
What Does Dark Peach Mean?
Dark Peach belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Dark Peach sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Peach is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: moderate reddish orange, #CB6D51). It is also known as Dry Peach.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Peach
Dark Peach and #5EBEDE are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #DE5E7E and #DEBE5E, which sit beside dark peach on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark peach with triadic partners #5EDE7E and #7E5EDE. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Japonica —
#D87C63(Delta E 5) - Terracota —
#CB6843(Delta E 9) - Terracotta —
#CA6641(Delta E 10) - Adobe —
#BD6C48(Delta E 10) - DarkSalmon —
#E9967A(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #DE7E5D; }
.background { background-color: #DE7E5D; }
.border { border: 2px solid #DE7E5D; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #DE7E5D40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark peach?
Dark Peach has the hex code #DE7E5D. In RGB notation it is rgb(222, 126, 93), in HSL it is hsl(15, 66%, 62%), and its OKLCH value is 0.691, 0.128, 39.6.
What does the color dark peach mean?
Orange-family colors like dark peach carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Peach belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Dark Peach sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with dark peach?
Dark Peach has three easy routes: its complement #5EBEDE for punch, its neighbors #DE5E7E and #DEBE5E for something calmer, or triadic partners #5EDE7E and #7E5EDE when you want energy.
Is dark peach a standard web color?
No — Dark Peach is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #DE7E5D or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark peach lighter or darker?
To lighten dark peach, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FAEBE6 (lightest tint) to #2A1109 (darkest shade).
About Dark Peach
Dark Peach is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has alternative names including Dry Peach. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #DE7E5D to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.