#E79F72#E79F72
#E79F72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.105 H 52.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E79F72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 159, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 71%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 51%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.2%, 50.6%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.56, 21.85, 34.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.56, 40.58, 57.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.3% 0.0638 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.3% 0.105 52.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3930, 43.0039, 21.6681) |
| Luminance | 0.4300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.18
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.49
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.07
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.10
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.15
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E79F72 #72BAE7
analogous
#E7727F #E79F72 #E7DA72
triadic
#E79F72 #72E79F #9F72E7
tetradic
#E79F72 #7FE772 #72BAE7 #DA72E7
square
#E79F72 #7FE772 #72BAE7 #DA72E7
split-complementary
#E79F72 #72E7DA #727FE7
monochromatic
#BE5D20 #DE7B3E #E79F72 #F0C3A6 #F9E6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#E79F72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#E79F72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E79F72
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E79F72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E79F72 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A66E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B672
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99194
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e79f72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 159, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.105 52.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2bb9b',
500: '#e79f72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e79f72; $custom-light: #f2bb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e79f72",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 159,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.077,
"s": 70.909,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76296,
"c": 0.1049,
"h": 52.6
},
"luminance": 0.43
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E79F72
secondary
#C8DFED
accent
#89D313
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17120E
muted
#85817E