#E49F79#E49F79
#E49F79 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.097 H 49.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49F79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 159, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 66%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 47%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.3%, 46.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.33, 21.31, 30.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.33, 36.88, 54.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.08% 0.0631 0.0742) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.08% 0.097 49.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8466, 42.6743, 23.8024) |
| Luminance | 0.4267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.29
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.17
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 5.60
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.15
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 7.35
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49F79 #79BEE4
analogous
#E47988 #E49F79 #E4D479
triadic
#E49F79 #79E49F #9F79E4
tetradic
#E49F79 #88E479 #79BEE4 #D479E4
square
#E49F79 #88E479 #79BEE4 #D479E4
split-complementary
#E49F79 #79E4D4 #7988E4
monochromatic
#BD5B26 #DA7B46 #E49F79 #EEC3AC #F9E8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#E49F79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#E49F79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49F79
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49F79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49F79 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A676
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B579
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F59395
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49f79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 159, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.097 49.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbba0',
500: '#e49f79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49f79; $custom-light: #efbba0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49f79",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 159,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.308,
"s": 66.46,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76084,
"c": 0.09742,
"h": 49.6
},
"luminance": 0.42671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49F79
secondary
#CCE1EC
accent
#8DCE17
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FEF6F2
border
#D6D0CC
text
#17120E
muted
#85817E