#E69255#E69255
#E69255 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.127 H 55.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E69255 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 146, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 74%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 63%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.5%, 63%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.05, 26.12, 44.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.05, 52.00, 59.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% 0.0728 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.127 55.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5549, 38.0408, 13.5887) |
| Luminance | 0.3804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 2.32
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 4.56
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 4.85
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 4.94
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 4.96
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E69255 #55A9E6
analogous
#E65561 #E69255 #E6DA55
triadic
#E69255 #55E692 #9255E6
tetradic
#E69255 #61E655 #55A9E6 #DA55E6
square
#E69255 #61E655 #55A9E6 #DA55E6
split-complementary
#E69255 #55E6DA #5561E6
monochromatic
#A85519 #DD7021 #E69255 #EEB48A #F6D6C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#E69255 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#E69255 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E69255
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E69255 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E69255 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9B4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAD55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA8184
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e69255; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 146, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.127 55.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3b286',
500: '#e69255',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e69255; $custom-light: #f3b286; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e69255",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 146,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.241,
"s": 74.359,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73427,
"c": 0.12748,
"h": 55.2
},
"luminance": 0.38037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E69255
secondary
#B1D0E6
accent
#83D60F
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18110B
muted
#86807C