#E8A173#E8A173
#E8A173 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.104 H 53.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8A173 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 161, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 72%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 50.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.15, 21.28, 34.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.15, 40.49, 58.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.79% 0.0621 0.0839) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.79% 0.104 53.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1207, 43.8871, 22.1003) |
| Luminance | 0.4388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 4.73
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.07
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.08
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.37
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.55
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8A173 #73BAE8
analogous
#E8737F #E8A173 #E8DC73
triadic
#E8A173 #73E8A1 #A173E8
tetradic
#E8A173 #7FE873 #73BAE8 #DC73E8
square
#E8A173 #7FE873 #73BAE8 #DC73E8
split-complementary
#E8A173 #73E8DC #737FE8
monochromatic
#C15F20 #DF7E3E #E8A173 #F1C4A8 #F9E8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#E8A173 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#E8A173 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8A173
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8A173 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8A173 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A86F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B773
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA9395
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8a173; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 161, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.104 53.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2bd9c',
500: '#e8a173',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8a173; $custom-light: #f2bd9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8a173",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 161,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.59,
"s": 71.779,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76787,
"c": 0.1044,
"h": 53.5
},
"luminance": 0.43883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8A173
secondary
#CADFED
accent
#87D412
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17120E
muted
#85817E