#E49B6D#E49B6D
#E49B6D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.107 H 52.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49B6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 155, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 52.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.21, 22.34, 35.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.21, 41.57, 57.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.15% 0.0649 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.15% 0.107 52.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4792, 41.0445, 19.9395) |
| Luminance | 0.4104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.57
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.69
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.10
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.23
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.53
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49B6D #6DB6E4
analogous
#E46D7A #E49B6D #E4D66D
triadic
#E49B6D #6DE49B #9B6DE4
tetradic
#E49B6D #7AE46D #6DB6E4 #D66DE4
square
#E49B6D #7AE46D #6DB6E4 #D66DE4
split-complementary
#E49B6D #6DE4D6 #6D7AE4
monochromatic
#B55B21 #DA7839 #E49B6D #EEBEA1 #F7E2D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#E49B6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#E49B6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49B6D
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49B6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49B6D | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A269
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B26D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F68D8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49b6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 155, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.107 52.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0b897',
500: '#e49b6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49b6d; $custom-light: #f0b897; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49b6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 155,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.193,
"s": 68.786,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75149,
"c": 0.1069,
"h": 52.6
},
"luminance": 0.41041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49B6D
secondary
#C3DBEA
accent
#88D115
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FEF6F2
border
#D6D0CC
text
#17110D
muted
#85807E