#E79D6D#E79D6D
#E79D6D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.109 H 53.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79D6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 157, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 72%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 52.8%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.02, 22.48, 36.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.02, 42.57, 58.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% 0.0651 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.109 53.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7750, 42.2108, 20.0963) |
| Luminance | 0.4221 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.98
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.22
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.41
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.11
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.49
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79D6D #6DB7E7
analogous
#E76D7A #E79D6D #E7DA6D
triadic
#E79D6D #6DE79D #9D6DE7
tetradic
#E79D6D #7AE76D #6DB7E7 #DA6DE7
square
#E79D6D #7AE76D #6DB7E7 #DA6DE7
split-complementary
#E79D6D #6DE7DA #6D7AE7
monochromatic
#BB5C1F #DE7A38 #E79D6D #F0C0A2 #F8E4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#E79D6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.44
#E79D6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79D6D
9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79D6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79D6D | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.44 | 9.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A469
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B46D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F98F91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79d6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 157, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.109 53.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2ba97',
500: '#e79d6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79d6d; $custom-light: #f2ba97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79d6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 157,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.607,
"s": 71.765,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75851,
"c": 0.10898,
"h": 53.3
},
"luminance": 0.42207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79D6D
secondary
#C4DCEC
accent
#87D412
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17110D
muted
#85807E