#E46C3F#E46C3F
#E46C3F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.161 H 40.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E46C3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 108, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 75%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 72%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 72.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.51, 43.70, 46.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.51, 63.73, 46.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.74% 0.1227 0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.74% 0.161 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2584, 27.5828, 8.0110) |
| Luminance | 0.2758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.06
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.29
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.33
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.42
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 5.64
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E46C3F #3FB7E4
analogous
#E43F64 #E46C3F #E4BF3F
triadic
#E46C3F #3FE46C #6C3FE4
tetradic
#E46C3F #64E43F #3FB7E4 #BF3FE4
square
#E46C3F #64E43F #3FB7E4 #BF3FE4
split-complementary
#E46C3F #3FE4BF #3F64E4
monochromatic
#943715 #C94C1C #E46C3F #EC9575 #F3BEAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#E46C3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#E46C3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E46C3F
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E46C3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E46C3F | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7F3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA993C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA5362
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e46c3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 108, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.161 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f49976',
500: '#e46c3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e46c3f; $custom-light: #f49976; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e46c3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 108,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.364,
"s": 75.342,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66739,
"c": 0.16101,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.27578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E46C3F
secondary
#9ECFE1
accent
#BFF236
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E08
muted
#867E7B