#E79255#E79255
#E79255 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.128 H 54.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79255 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 146, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 75%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 63.2%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.17, 26.53, 45.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.17, 52.36, 59.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.55% 0.0739 0.105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.55% 0.128 54.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8768, 38.2068, 13.6038) |
| Luminance | 0.3820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 2.24
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 4.37
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 4.73
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 4.73
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.11
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79255 #55AAE7
analogous
#E75561 #E79255 #E7DB55
triadic
#E79255 #55E792 #9255E7
tetradic
#E79255 #61E755 #55AAE7 #DB55E7
square
#E79255 #61E755 #55AAE7 #DB55E7
split-complementary
#E79255 #55E7DB #5561E7
monochromatic
#AA5518 #DF7020 #E79255 #EFB48B #F6D7C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#E79255 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#E79255 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79255
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79255 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79255 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9B4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAE55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB8184
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79255; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 146, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.128 54.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3b287',
500: '#e79255',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79255; $custom-light: #f3b287; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79255",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 146,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.068,
"s": 75.258,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73547,
"c": 0.12842,
"h": 54.9
},
"luminance": 0.38203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79255
secondary
#B1D0E7
accent
#83D70E
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18110B
muted
#86807C