#E79549#E79549
#E79549 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.134 H 60.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79549 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 149, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 77%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 68.4%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.73, 24.22, 51.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.73, 57.06, 64.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.94% 0.0652 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.94% 0.134 60.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9084, 38.9691, 11.4587) |
| Luminance | 0.3896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 2.88
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.28
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 4.44
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.38
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 5.73
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79549 #499BE7
analogous
#E7494C #E79549 #E7E449
triadic
#E79549 #49E795 #9549E7
tetradic
#E79549 #4CE749 #499BE7 #E449E7
square
#E79549 #4CE749 #499BE7 #E449E7
split-complementary
#E79549 #49E7E4 #494CE7
monochromatic
#A05815 #D7761C #E79549 #EEB47F #F5D4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#E79549 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.79
#E79549 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79549
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79549 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79549 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.79 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9C41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2AF4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB8384
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79549; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 149, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.134 60.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4b47f',
500: '#e79549',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79549; $custom-light: #f4b47f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79549",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 149,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.861,
"s": 76.699,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73937,
"c": 0.13419,
"h": 60.9
},
"luminance": 0.38965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79549
secondary
#A7C7E5
accent
#98F335
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6EE
border
#D7D0C9
text
#18110A
muted
#86807C