#E49D72#E49D72
#E49D72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.103 H 51.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49D72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 157, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.1%, 50%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.75, 21.72, 33.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.75, 39.58, 56.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.6% 0.0636 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.6% 0.103 51.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0917, 41.8265, 21.5094) |
| Luminance | 0.4182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.52
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.92
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.13
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.16
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.18
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49D72 #72B9E4
analogous
#E47280 #E49D72 #E4D672
triadic
#E49D72 #72E49D #9D72E4
tetradic
#E49D72 #80E472 #72B9E4 #D672E4
square
#E49D72 #80E472 #72B9E4 #D672E4
split-complementary
#E49D72 #72E4D6 #7280E4
monochromatic
#B85C23 #DA793F #E49D72 #EEC1A5 #F8E4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#E49D72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#E49D72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49D72
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49D72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49D72 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A46F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B372
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69092
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49d72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 157, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.103 51.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efba9b',
500: '#e49d72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49d72; $custom-light: #efba9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49d72",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 157,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.632,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75596,
"c": 0.10281,
"h": 51.8
},
"luminance": 0.41823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49D72
secondary
#C7DDEB
accent
#8AD016
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FEF6F2
border
#D6D0CC
text
#17110E
muted
#85807E