#E66A3C#E66A3C
#E66A3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.166 H 40.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E66A3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 106, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 77%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 74%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 73.9%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.40, 45.29, 47.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.40, 65.90, 46.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.71% 0.1269 0.1067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.71% 0.166 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6066, 27.4623, 7.5418) |
| Luminance | 0.2746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.33
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 5.58
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.65
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.72
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.83
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E66A3C #3CB8E6
analogous
#E63C63 #E66A3C #E6BF3C
triadic
#E66A3C #3CE66A #6A3CE6
tetradic
#E66A3C #63E63C #3CB8E6 #BF3CE6
square
#E66A3C #63E63C #3CB8E6 #BF3CE6
split-complementary
#E66A3C #3CE6BF #3C63E6
monochromatic
#953613 #CB4A1A #E66A3C #ED9372 #F4BDA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#E66A3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#E66A3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E66A3C
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E66A3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E66A3C | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7E36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9939
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC4F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e66a3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 106, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.166 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f59774',
500: '#e66a3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e66a3c; $custom-light: #f59774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e66a3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 106,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.235,
"s": 77.273,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66705,
"c": 0.16577,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.27457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E66A3C
secondary
#9CCFE2
accent
#C0F434
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#190E08
muted
#867E7B