#E4AA99#E4AA99
#E4AA99 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.073 H 37.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4AA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 170, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 58%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 33%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 32.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.54, 19.01, 17.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.54, 25.56, 41.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.77% 0.0582 0.0438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.77% 0.073 37) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1208, 47.5463, 36.5629) |
| Luminance | 0.4754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.97
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.08
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.34
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 5.40
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.78
Peachy Pink
#FF9A8A
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4AA99 #99D3E4
analogous
#E499AE #E4AA99 #E4D099
triadic
#E4AA99 #99E4AA #AA99E4
tetradic
#E4AA99 #AEE499 #99D3E4 #D099E4
square
#E4AA99 #AEE499 #99D3E4 #D099E4
split-complementary
#E4AA99 #99E4D0 #99AEE4
monochromatic
#CA5938 #D78269 #E4AA99 #F1D2C9 #F9EBE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#E4AA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.51
#E4AA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4AA99
10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4AA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4AA99 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.51 | 10.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B098
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5BC99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2A2A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4aa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 170, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.073 37.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec3b7',
500: '#e4aa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4aa99; $custom-light: #eec3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4aa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 170,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.6,
"s": 58.14,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78767,
"c": 0.07287,
"h": 37
},
"luminance": 0.47543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4AA99
secondary
#DBEBF0
accent
#A0C620
background
#FEFCFB
surface
#FDF8F6
border
#D5D1D0
text
#161211
muted
#848180