#E2996C#E2996C
#E2996C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.106 H 52.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2996C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 153, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 67%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 52.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.50, 22.52, 34.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.50, 41.31, 56.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.54% 0.0654 0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.54% 0.106 52.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4646, 40.0376, 19.5180) |
| Luminance | 0.4003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.74
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.96
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.21
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.35
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.63
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2996C #6CB5E2
analogous
#E26C7A #E2996C #E2D46C
triadic
#E2996C #6CE299 #996CE2
tetradic
#E2996C #7AE26C #6CB5E2 #D46CE2
square
#E2996C #7AE26C #6CB5E2 #D46CE2
split-complementary
#E2996C #6CE2D4 #6C7AE2
monochromatic
#B15923 #D87639 #E2996C #ECBC9F #F6E0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#E2996C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#E2996C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2996C
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2996C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2996C | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA068
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB06C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F48B8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2996c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 153, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.106 52.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeb797',
500: '#e2996c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2996c; $custom-light: #eeb797; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2996c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 153,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.881,
"s": 67.045,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74543,
"c": 0.10646,
"h": 52.1
},
"luminance": 0.40034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2996C
secondary
#C1DAE9
accent
#89CF17
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FEF6F2
border
#D6D0CC
text
#17110D
muted
#85807E