#E26A3E#E26A3E
#E26A3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.161 H 40.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E26A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 106, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 73%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.1%, 72.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.82, 43.88, 46.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.82, 63.61, 46.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.15% 0.1233 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.15% 0.161 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3912, 26.8294, 7.7661) |
| Luminance | 0.2682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.56
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.88
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.00
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.20
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.62
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E26A3E #3EB6E2
analogous
#E23E64 #E26A3E #E2BC3E
triadic
#E26A3E #3EE26A #6A3EE2
tetradic
#E26A3E #64E23E #3EB6E2 #BC3EE2
square
#E26A3E #64E23E #3EB6E2 #BC3EE2
split-complementary
#E26A3E #3EE2BC #3E64E2
monochromatic
#903616 #C54B1E #E26A3E #EA9373 #F2BCA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#E26A3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#E26A3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E26A3E
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E26A3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E26A3E | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7D39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8983B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F85160
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e26a3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 106, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.161 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f29775',
500: '#e26a3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e26a3e; $custom-light: #f29775; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e26a3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 106,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.098,
"s": 73.874,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66148,
"c": 0.16092,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.26825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E26A3E
secondary
#9CCEE0
accent
#BFF137
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E08
muted
#867E7B