#E09E5E#E09E5E
#E09E5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.113 H 63.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E09E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 158, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 58%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.5%, 58%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.25, 17.88, 42.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.25, 46.42, 67.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.02% 0.0499 0.1012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.02% 0.113 63.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9904, 41.1127, 16.1535) |
| Luminance | 0.4111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.93
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.48
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.90
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.03
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.29
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E09E5E #5EA0E0
analogous
#E05E5F #E09E5E #E0DF5E
triadic
#E09E5E #5EE09E #9E5EE0
tetradic
#E09E5E #5FE05E #5EA0E0 #DF5EE0
square
#E09E5E #5FE05E #5EA0E0 #DF5EE0
split-complementary
#E09E5E #5EE0DF #5E5FE0
monochromatic
#A46120 #D67F2B #E09E5E #EABD91 #F4DCC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#E09E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#E09E5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E09E5E
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E09E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E09E5E | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A358
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B25F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F28F8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e09e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 158, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.113 63.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edba8d',
500: '#e09e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e09e5e; $custom-light: #edba8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e09e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 158,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.538,
"s": 67.708,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7502,
"c": 0.11281,
"h": 63.8
},
"luminance": 0.41109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E09E5E
secondary
#B5CDE5
accent
#74D016
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D