#E59C5D#E59C5D
#E59C5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.118 H 60.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E59C5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 156, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 59.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.34, 20.94, 43.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.34, 48.35, 64.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.2% 0.0585 0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.2% 0.118 60.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1803, 41.2291, 15.8796) |
| Luminance | 0.4123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 2.99
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 3.80
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.28
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.95
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.11
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E59C5D #5DA6E5
analogous
#E55D62 #E59C5D #E5E05D
triadic
#E59C5D #5DE59C #9C5DE5
tetradic
#E59C5D #62E55D #5DA6E5 #E05DE5
square
#E59C5D #62E55D #5DA6E5 #E05DE5
split-complementary
#E59C5D #5DE5E0 #5D62E5
monochromatic
#AC5E1C #DD7C28 #E59C5D #EDBC92 #F6DCC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#E59C5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#E59C5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E59C5D
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E59C5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E59C5D | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A257
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B35E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F88C8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e59c5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 156, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.118 60.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1b98c',
500: '#e59c5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e59c5d; $custom-light: #f1b98c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e59c5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 156,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.794,
"s": 72.34,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75203,
"c": 0.11809,
"h": 60.3
},
"luminance": 0.41225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E59C5D
secondary
#B7D1E7
accent
#7AD411
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D