#E79E6D#E79E6D
#E79E6D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.109 H 54.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79E6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 158, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 72%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 52.8%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.25, 21.95, 36.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.25, 42.55, 58.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.03% 0.0635 0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.03% 0.109 54.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9449, 42.5506, 20.1530) |
| Luminance | 0.4255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.61
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.15
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.24
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.14
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.71
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79E6D #6DB6E7
analogous
#E76D79 #E79E6D #E7DB6D
triadic
#E79E6D #6DE79E #9E6DE7
tetradic
#E79E6D #79E76D #6DB6E7 #DB6DE7
square
#E79E6D #79E76D #6DB6E7 #DB6DE7
split-complementary
#E79E6D #6DE7DB #6D79E7
monochromatic
#BB5D1F #DE7B38 #E79E6D #F0C1A2 #F8E4D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#E79E6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#E79E6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79E6D
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79E6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79E6D | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A569
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B56D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99092
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79e6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 158, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.109 54.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2bb97',
500: '#e79e6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79e6d; $custom-light: #f2bb97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79e6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 158,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.098,
"s": 71.765,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76032,
"c": 0.10857,
"h": 54.2
},
"luminance": 0.42547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79E6D
secondary
#C4DCEC
accent
#86D412
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17110D
muted
#85807E