#E39C5C#E39C5C
#E39C5C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.117 H 61.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E39C5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 156, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 59.5%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.09, 20.04, 43.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.09, 48.12, 65.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% 0.0558 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.117 61.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5017, 40.8843, 15.6181) |
| Luminance | 0.4088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.31
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.25
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.46
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.14
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.21
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E39C5C #5CA3E3
analogous
#E35C60 #E39C5C #E3DF5C
triadic
#E39C5C #5CE39C #9C5CE3
tetradic
#E39C5C #60E35C #5CA3E3 #DF5CE3
square
#E39C5C #60E35C #5CA3E3 #DF5CE3
split-complementary
#E39C5C #5CE3DF #5C60E3
monochromatic
#A85F1D #DA7C28 #E39C5C #ECBC90 #F5DBC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#E39C5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.18
#E39C5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E39C5C
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E39C5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E39C5C | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.18 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B25D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F68D8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e39c5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 156, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.117 61.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0b98c',
500: '#e39c5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e39c5c; $custom-light: #f0b98c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e39c5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 156,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.444,
"s": 70.681,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74962,
"c": 0.11706,
"h": 61.5
},
"luminance": 0.40881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E39C5C
secondary
#B5CFE6
accent
#78D313
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D