#E79D7E#E79D7E
#E79D7E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.099 H 43.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79D7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 157, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 69%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 45%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 45.5%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.29, 24.06, 27.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.29, 36.47, 48.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.15% 0.0717 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.15% 0.099 43.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7803, 42.6129, 25.3905) |
| Luminance | 0.4261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 2.57
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.02
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.43
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 5.88
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 6.07
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79D7E #7EC8E7
analogous
#E77E94 #E79D7E #E7D17E
triadic
#E79D7E #7EE79D #9D7EE7
tetradic
#E79D7E #94E77E #7EC8E7 #D17EE7
square
#E79D7E #94E77E #7EC8E7 #D17EE7
split-complementary
#E79D7E #7EE7D1 #7E94E7
monochromatic
#C65425 #DD764A #E79D7E #F1C4B2 #FAEBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#E79D7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#E79D7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79D7E
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79D7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79D7E | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A57C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B57E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F89195
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79d7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 157, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.099 43.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1baa3',
500: '#e79d7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79d7e; $custom-light: #f1baa3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79d7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 157,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.714,
"s": 68.627,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76154,
"c": 0.09887,
"h": 43.5
},
"luminance": 0.42609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79D7E
secondary
#D2E6EF
accent
#99D115
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FEF6F4
border
#D6D0CE
text
#17110F
muted
#85807F