#E78C5D#E78C5D
#E78C5D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.127 H 47.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E78C5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 140, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 74%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 59.7%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.93, 30.24, 39.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.93, 49.77, 52.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.62% 0.0863 0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.62% 0.127 47.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3121, 36.5397, 15.0730) |
| Luminance | 0.3654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 4.81
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 5.15
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 5.50
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.60
Coral
#FF7F50
ΔE00 5.96
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E78C5D #5DB8E7
analogous
#E75D73 #E78C5D #E7D15D
triadic
#E78C5D #5DE78C #8C5DE7
tetradic
#E78C5D #73E75D #5DB8E7 #D15DE7
square
#E78C5D #73E75D #5DB8E7 #D15DE7
split-complementary
#E78C5D #5DE7D1 #5D73E7
monochromatic
#B04D1A #DF6628 #E78C5D #EFB292 #F7D8C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#E78C5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#E78C5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E78C5D
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E78C5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E78C5D | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59759
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAB5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB7B81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e78c5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 140, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.127 47.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ae8c',
500: '#e78c5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e78c5d; $custom-light: #f3ae8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e78c5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 140,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.435,
"s": 74.194,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72621,
"c": 0.12734,
"h": 47.3
},
"luminance": 0.36535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E78C5D
secondary
#B7D8E8
accent
#92D60F
background
#FFFAF8
surface
#FFF4F0
border
#D7CECB
text
#18100C
muted
#867F7D