#E38E4B#E38E4B
#E38E4B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.132 H 56.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E38E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 142, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 67%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 67%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.66, 26.41, 48.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.66, 55.02, 61.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.24% 0.0724 0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.24% 0.132 56.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6248, 36.1890, 11.3956) |
| Luminance | 0.3619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 2.59
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 3.35
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 4.45
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.07
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 5.29
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E38E4B #4BA0E3
analogous
#E34B54 #E38E4B #E3DA4B
triadic
#E38E4B #4BE38E #8E4BE3
tetradic
#E38E4B #54E34B #4BA0E3 #DA4BE3
square
#E38E4B #54E34B #4BA0E3 #DA4BE3
split-complementary
#E38E4B #4BE3DA #4B54E3
monochromatic
#9B5218 #D06E20 #E38E4B #EBAF80 #F3D0B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#E38E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#E38E4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E38E4B
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E38E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E38E4B | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A79744
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAA4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F77C7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e38e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 142, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.132 56.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1af80',
500: '#e38e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e38e4b; $custom-light: #f1af80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e38e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 142,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.447,
"s": 73.077,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7224,
"c": 0.13207,
"h": 56.8
},
"luminance": 0.36185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E38E4B
secondary
#A7C8E3
accent
#9FF038
background
#FFFAF7
surface
#FFF4EE
border
#D7CEC9
text
#18100A
muted
#867F7C