#E69C39#E69C39
#E69C39 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.141 H 69.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E69C39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 156, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 78%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 75%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 75.2%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.11, 19.31, 60.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.11, 63.15, 72.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.94% 0.0486 0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.94% 0.141 69.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2635, 40.8994, 9.3806) |
| Luminance | 0.4089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 3.42
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.79
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 4.87
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.77
Orange
#FFA500
ΔE00 5.84
Tangerine (survey)
#FF9408
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E69C39 #3983E6
analogous
#E64639 #E69C39 #DAE639
triadic
#E69C39 #39E69C #9C39E6
tetradic
#E69C39 #39E646 #3983E6 #E639DA
square
#E69C39 #39E646 #3983E6 #E639DA
split-complementary
#E69C39 #39DAE6 #4639E6
monochromatic
#925C12 #C87E19 #E69C39 #EDB76F #F4D2A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#E69C39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.18
#E69C39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E69C39
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E69C39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E69C39 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.18 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A12B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B23C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB8A88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e69c39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 156, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.141 69.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3b976',
500: '#e69c39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e69c39; $custom-light: #f3b976; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e69c39",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 156,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.335,
"s": 77.578,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74938,
"c": 0.14092,
"h": 69.8
},
"luminance": 0.40895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E69C39
secondary
#9AB8E1
accent
#86F434
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6ED
border
#D7D0C8
text
#181109
muted
#86807B