#E79973#E79973
#E79973 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.107 H 46.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79973 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 153, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 71%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.8%, 50.2%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.19, 25.14, 31.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.19, 40.61, 51.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.24% 0.0738 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.24% 0.107 46.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4434, 41.0131, 21.6339) |
| Luminance | 0.4101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.65
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.48
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.54
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 7.14
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 7.48
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79973 #73C1E7
analogous
#E77387 #E79973 #E7D373
triadic
#E79973 #73E799 #9973E7
tetradic
#E79973 #87E773 #73C1E7 #D373E7
square
#E79973 #87E773 #73C1E7 #D373E7
split-complementary
#E79973 #73E7D3 #7387E7
monochromatic
#BF5521 #DE733F #E79973 #F0BFA7 #F9E5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#E79973 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#E79973 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79973
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79973 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79973 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA270
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B273
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F98B8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79973; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 153, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.107 46.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2b79b',
500: '#e79973',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79973; $custom-light: #f2b79b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79973",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 153,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.655,
"s": 70.732,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75238,
"c": 0.10742,
"h": 46.6
},
"luminance": 0.41009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79973
secondary
#C9E1ED
accent
#94D313
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17110E
muted
#85807E