#E8A17C#E8A17C
#E8A17C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.099 H 48.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8A17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 161, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 70%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 47%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 46.6%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.30, 22.13, 29.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.30, 37.14, 53.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.95% 0.0656 0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.95% 0.099 48.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6641, 44.1045, 24.9621) |
| Luminance | 0.4410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.34
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.81
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.82
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.77
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 7.25
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8A17C #7CC3E8
analogous
#E87C8D #E8A17C #E8D77C
triadic
#E8A17C #7CE8A1 #A17CE8
tetradic
#E8A17C #8DE87C #7CC3E8 #D77CE8
square
#E8A17C #8DE87C #7CC3E8 #D77CE8
split-complementary
#E8A17C #7CE8D7 #7C8DE8
monochromatic
#C75B23 #DF7C48 #E8A17C #F1C6B0 #FAECE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#E8A17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#E8A17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8A17C
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8A17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8A17C | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A879
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B77C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99497
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8a17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 161, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.099 48.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2bda2',
500: '#e8a17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8a17c; $custom-light: #f2bda2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8a17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 161,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.556,
"s": 70.13,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76947,
"c": 0.09867,
"h": 48.3
},
"luminance": 0.44101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8A17C
secondary
#D1E5EF
accent
#91D213
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FFF6F3
border
#D7D0CD
text
#17120F
muted
#85817F