#E6A173#E6A173
#E6A173 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.102 H 54.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6A173 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 161, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 70%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 50%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.93, 20.47, 34.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.93, 39.79, 59.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.57% 0.0598 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.57% 0.102 54.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4750, 43.5542, 22.0700) |
| Luminance | 0.4355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 4.97
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.06
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.17
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.58
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.71
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6A173 #73B8E6
analogous
#E6737E #E6A173 #E6DA73
triadic
#E6A173 #73E6A1 #A173E6
tetradic
#E6A173 #7EE673 #73B8E6 #DA73E6
square
#E6A173 #7EE673 #73B8E6 #DA73E6
split-complementary
#E6A173 #73E6DA #737EE6
monochromatic
#BD6022 #DD7E3F #E6A173 #EFC4A7 #F9E7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#E6A173 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#E6A173 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6A173
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6A173 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6A173 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A76F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B673
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F89495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6a173; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 161, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.102 54.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1bd9c',
500: '#e6a173',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6a173; $custom-light: #f1bd9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6a173",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 161,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76565,
"c": 0.10245,
"h": 54.3
},
"luminance": 0.43551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6A173
secondary
#C9DEEC
accent
#86D214
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FEF6F2
border
#D6D0CC
text
#17120E
muted
#85817E