#E2996E#E2996E
#E2996E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.105 H 51.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2996E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 153, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 67%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 51%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 51.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.53, 22.69, 33.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.53, 40.55, 55.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.58% 0.0662 0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.58% 0.105 51) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5723, 40.0806, 20.0850) |
| Luminance | 0.4008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.44
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.78
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.22
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.28
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.69
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2996E #6EB7E2
analogous
#E26E7D #E2996E #E2D36E
triadic
#E2996E #6EE299 #996EE2
tetradic
#E2996E #7DE26E #6EB7E2 #D36EE2
square
#E2996E #7DE26E #6EB7E2 #D36EE2
split-complementary
#E2996E #6EE2D3 #6E7DE2
monochromatic
#B25824 #D8753B #E2996E #ECBDA1 #F6E1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#E2996E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#E2996E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2996E
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2996E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2996E | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA06B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB06E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F48B8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2996e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 153, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.105 51.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeb798',
500: '#e2996e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2996e; $custom-light: #eeb798; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2996e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 153,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.241,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74577,
"c": 0.1052,
"h": 51
},
"luminance": 0.40077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2996E
secondary
#C3DBE9
accent
#8ACF17
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FEF6F2
border
#D6D0CC
text
#17110D
muted
#85807E