#E49E6D#E49E6D
#E49E6D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.106 H 55.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49E6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 158, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 52.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.91, 20.74, 35.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.91, 41.50, 60.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.69% 0.0601 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.69% 0.106 55.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9847, 42.0555, 20.1079) |
| Luminance | 0.4205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.65
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.35
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.60
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.63
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.78
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49E6D #6DB3E4
analogous
#E46D77 #E49E6D #E4D96D
triadic
#E49E6D #6DE49E #9E6DE4
tetradic
#E49E6D #77E46D #6DB3E4 #D96DE4
square
#E49E6D #77E46D #6DB3E4 #D96DE4
split-complementary
#E49E6D #6DE4D9 #6D77E4
monochromatic
#B55E21 #DA7C39 #E49E6D #EEC0A1 #F7E3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#E49E6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#E49E6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49E6D
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49E6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49E6D | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A469
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B46D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69092
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49e6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 158, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.106 55.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bb97',
500: '#e49e6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49e6d; $custom-light: #f0bb97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49e6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 158,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.706,
"s": 68.786,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75694,
"c": 0.10571,
"h": 55.4
},
"luminance": 0.42052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49E6D
secondary
#C3DAEA
accent
#83D115
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FEF6F2
border
#D6D0CC
text
#17110D
muted
#85807E