#E49E6E#E49E6E
#E49E6E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.105 H 54.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49E6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 158, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 51.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.92, 20.82, 35.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.92, 41.10, 59.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.71% 0.0604 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.71% 0.105 54.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0388, 42.0771, 20.3931) |
| Luminance | 0.4207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.87
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.51
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.59
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.71
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.90
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49E6E #6EB4E4
analogous
#E46E79 #E49E6E #E4D96E
triadic
#E49E6E #6EE49E #9E6EE4
tetradic
#E49E6E #79E46E #6EB4E4 #D96EE4
square
#E49E6E #79E46E #6EB4E4 #D96EE4
split-complementary
#E49E6E #6EE4D9 #6E79E4
monochromatic
#B65E22 #DA7B3A #E49E6E #EEC1A2 #F7E3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#E49E6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#E49E6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49E6E
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49E6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49E6E | 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)
#B2A46A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B46E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69092
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49e6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 158, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.105 54.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bb98',
500: '#e49e6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49e6e; $custom-light: #f0bb98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49e6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 158,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.407,
"s": 68.605,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7571,
"c": 0.10503,
"h": 54.9
},
"luminance": 0.42073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49E6E
secondary
#C4DAEA
accent
#84D115
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FEF6F2
border
#D6D0CC
text
#17110E
muted
#85807E