#E09C5C#E09C5C
#E09C5C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.115 H 62.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E09C5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 156, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 58.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.75, 18.80, 43.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.75, 47.17, 66.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.62% 0.0523 0.1019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.62% 0.115 62.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5634, 40.4005, 15.5742) |
| Luminance | 0.4040 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.89
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.93
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.90
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.93
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.26
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E09C5C #5CA0E0
analogous
#E05C5E #E09C5C #E0DE5C
triadic
#E09C5C #5CE09C #9C5CE0
tetradic
#E09C5C #5EE05C #5CA0E0 #DE5CE0
square
#E09C5C #5EE05C #5CA0E0 #DE5CE0
split-complementary
#E09C5C #5CE0DE #5C5EE0
monochromatic
#A35F1F #D67D29 #E09C5C #EABB8F #F4DAC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#E09C5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#E09C5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E09C5C
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E09C5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E09C5C | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A156
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B15D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F28D8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e09c5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 156, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.115 62.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb98c',
500: '#e09c5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e09c5c; $custom-light: #edb98c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e09c5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 156,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.091,
"s": 68.041,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74622,
"c": 0.11456,
"h": 62.8
},
"luminance": 0.40397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E09C5C
secondary
#B4CDE4
accent
#76D016
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D