#E49D5D#E49D5D
#E49D5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.117 H 61.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49D5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 157, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.1%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.46, 19.99, 43.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.46, 48.05, 65.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.27% 0.0557 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.27% 0.117 61.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0305, 41.4020, 15.9209) |
| Luminance | 0.4140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.08
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.31
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.26
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.87
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.47
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49D5D #5DA4E4
analogous
#E45D60 #E49D5D #E4E05D
triadic
#E49D5D #5DE49D #9D5DE4
tetradic
#E49D5D #60E45D #5DA4E4 #E05DE4
square
#E49D5D #60E45D #5DA4E4 #E05DE4
split-complementary
#E49D5D #5DE4E0 #5D60E4
monochromatic
#AA601C #DB7D29 #E49D5D #EDBD91 #F5DCC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#E49D5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#E49D5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49D5D
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49D5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49D5D | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A357
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B35E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F78E8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49d5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 157, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.117 61.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0ba8c',
500: '#e49d5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49d5d; $custom-light: #f0ba8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49d5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 157,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.444,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75272,
"c": 0.117,
"h": 61.6
},
"luminance": 0.41398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49D5D
secondary
#B6D0E7
accent
#78D312
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D