#E09D5D#E09D5D
#E09D5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.114 H 63.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E09D5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 157, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 58%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 58.5%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.00, 18.34, 43.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.00, 46.79, 66.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.82% 0.0511 0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.82% 0.114 63.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7759, 40.7551, 15.8621) |
| Luminance | 0.4075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.89
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.21
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.91
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.96
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.40
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E09D5D #5DA0E0
analogous
#E05D5F #E09D5D #E0DF5D
triadic
#E09D5D #5DE09D #9D5DE0
tetradic
#E09D5D #5FE05D #5DA0E0 #DF5DE0
square
#E09D5D #5FE05D #5DA0E0 #DF5DE0
split-complementary
#E09D5D #5DE0DF #5D5FE0
monochromatic
#A3601F #D67E2A #E09D5D #EABC90 #F4DBC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#E09D5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#E09D5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E09D5D
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E09D5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E09D5D | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A257
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B15E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F28E8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e09d5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 157, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.114 63.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edba8c',
500: '#e09d5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e09d5d; $custom-light: #edba8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e09d5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 157,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.313,
"s": 67.876,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7482,
"c": 0.11368,
"h": 63.3
},
"luminance": 0.40752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E09D5D
secondary
#B4CDE4
accent
#75D016
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D