#E59E5D#E59E5D
#E59E5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.118 H 62.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E59E5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 158, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 59.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.81, 19.87, 44.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.81, 48.41, 65.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.57% 0.0553 0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.57% 0.118 62) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5187, 41.9059, 15.9924) |
| Luminance | 0.4190 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 2.89
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.44
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.00
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.61
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.64
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E59E5D #5DA4E5
analogous
#E55D60 #E59E5D #E5E25D
triadic
#E59E5D #5DE59E #9E5DE5
tetradic
#E59E5D #60E55D #5DA4E5 #E25DE5
square
#E59E5D #60E55D #5DA4E5 #E25DE5
split-complementary
#E59E5D #5DE5E2 #5D60E5
monochromatic
#AC611C #DD7E28 #E59E5D #EDBE92 #F6DDC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#E59E5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#E59E5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E59E5D
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E59E5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E59E5D | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B45E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F88F8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e59e5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 158, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.118 62.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1ba8c',
500: '#e59e5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e59e5d; $custom-light: #f1ba8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e59e5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 158,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.676,
"s": 72.34,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75568,
"c": 0.11763,
"h": 62
},
"luminance": 0.41902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E59E5D
secondary
#B7D0E7
accent
#77D411
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D