#E46D3F#E46D3F
#E46D3F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.160 H 40.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E46D3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 109, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 75%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 72%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 72.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.70, 43.21, 46.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.70, 63.55, 47.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.89% 0.1212 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.89% 0.16 40.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3645, 27.7949, 8.0464) |
| Luminance | 0.2779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.18
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.27
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.31
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.56
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 5.70
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E46D3F #3FB6E4
analogous
#E43F64 #E46D3F #E4BF3F
triadic
#E46D3F #3FE46D #6D3FE4
tetradic
#E46D3F #64E43F #3FB6E4 #BF3FE4
square
#E46D3F #64E43F #3FB6E4 #BF3FE4
split-complementary
#E46D3F #3FE4BF #3F64E4
monochromatic
#943815 #C94D1C #E46D3F #EC9675 #F3BFAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#E46D3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.56
#E46D3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E46D3F
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E46D3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E46D3F | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.56 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7F3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA5463
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e46d3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 109, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.160 40.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f49976',
500: '#e46d3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e46d3f; $custom-light: #f49976; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e46d3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 109,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.727,
"s": 75.342,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66886,
"c": 0.16016,
"h": 40.8
},
"luminance": 0.2779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E46D3F
secondary
#9ECEE1
accent
#BEF236
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#180E08
muted
#867E7B