#E79251#E79251
#E79251 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.131 H 56.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79251 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 146, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 76%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 65%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 64.9%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.13, 26.28, 47.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.13, 53.93, 60.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.5% 0.0726 0.1087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.5% 0.131 56.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7224, 38.1450, 12.7904) |
| Luminance | 0.3814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 1.77
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 4.43
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 4.55
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 4.78
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.85
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79251 #51A6E7
analogous
#E7515B #E79251 #E7DD51
triadic
#E79251 #51E792 #9251E7
tetradic
#E79251 #5BE751 #51A6E7 #DD51E7
square
#E79251 #5BE751 #51A6E7 #DD51E7
split-complementary
#E79251 #51E7DD #515BE7
monochromatic
#A75517 #DC711E #E79251 #EEB487 #F6D5BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#E79251 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#E79251 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79251
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79251 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79251 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9B4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAE51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB8083
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79251; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 146, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.131 56.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4b284',
500: '#e79251',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79251; $custom-light: #f4b284; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79251",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 146,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73498,
"c": 0.13071,
"h": 56.3
},
"luminance": 0.38141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79251
secondary
#AECEE6
accent
#80D80E
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18110B
muted
#86807C