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Vibrant Weaver

#debd2f
Notes

Vibrant Weaver (#DEBD2F) is a true amber with a vibrant character. It holds its own as a focal accent, carrying visual weight without tipping into neon territory. Its HSL profile (49°, 73%, 53%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#debd2f
RGB
rgb(222, 189, 47)
HSL
hsl(49, 73%, 53%)
HWB
hwb(49 18% 13%)
OKLCH
oklch(80.4% 0.153 95.0)
HSV
hsv(49, 79%, 87%)
LAB
lab(77.36% -1.94 70.20)
LCH
lch(77.36% 70.22 91.58)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 15%, 79%, 13%)

Etymology

Vibrant
adjective

From the Latin vibrare, to shake — used as a color word since the seventeenth century for hues that read as alive and resonant. Vibrant orange, vibrant green: the implication is saturation combined with the optical impression of slight motion or energy. Sits at the bright-bucket center alongside vivid and lively.

Weaver
noun

The family Ploceidae — particularly Ploceus species, the African weavers whose males build elaborate woven nests and sport bright yellow breeding plumage. The color refers to a male southern masked weaver in breeding plumage: a saturated, slightly red yellow with the matte finish of bright carotenoid feathers.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#debd2f
Original
#d2b909
Protanopia
#dac339
Deuteranopia
#f0aea3
Tritanopia
#bababa
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.84:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
11.43:1

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