#E09C5E#E09C5E
#E09C5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.113 H 62.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E09C5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 156, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 58%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 58%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.78, 18.95, 42.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.78, 46.32, 65.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.65% 0.0531 0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.65% 0.113 62) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6520, 40.4359, 16.0407) |
| Luminance | 0.4043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.84
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.83
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.03
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.05
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.33
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E09C5E #5EA2E0
analogous
#E05E61 #E09C5E #E0DD5E
triadic
#E09C5E #5EE09C #9C5EE0
tetradic
#E09C5E #61E05E #5EA2E0 #DD5EE0
square
#E09C5E #61E05E #5EA2E0 #DD5EE0
split-complementary
#E09C5E #5EE0DD #5E61E0
monochromatic
#A45F20 #D67C2B #E09C5E #EABC91 #F4DBC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#E09C5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#E09C5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E09C5E
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E09C5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E09C5E | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A159
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B15F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F28D8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e09c5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 156, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.113 62.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edb98d',
500: '#e09c5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e09c5e; $custom-light: #edb98d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e09c5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 156,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.615,
"s": 67.708,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74649,
"c": 0.11314,
"h": 62
},
"luminance": 0.40432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E09C5E
secondary
#B5CEE5
accent
#77D016
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D