#E8A289#E8A289
#E8A289 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.091 H 40.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8A289 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 162, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 67%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 41%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 40.9%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.76, 22.94, 23.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.76, 32.79, 45.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.38% 0.0691 0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.38% 0.091 40.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7165, 44.8061, 29.6393) |
| Luminance | 0.4480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.06
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.43
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.42
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 4.54
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.87
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8A289 #89CFE8
analogous
#E889A0 #E8A289 #E8D189
triadic
#E8A289 #89E8A2 #A289E8
tetradic
#E8A289 #A0E889 #89CFE8 #D189E8
square
#E8A289 #A0E889 #89CFE8 #D189E8
split-complementary
#E8A289 #89E8D1 #89A0E8
monochromatic
#CE5428 #DE7A56 #E8A289 #F2CABC #FAEBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#E8A289 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#E8A289 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8A289
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8A289 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8A289 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AA87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8979B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8a289; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 162, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.091 40.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1beab',
500: '#e8a289',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8a289; $custom-light: #f1beab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8a289",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 162,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.789,
"s": 67.376,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77384,
"c": 0.09088,
"h": 40.5
},
"luminance": 0.44803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8A289
secondary
#D9EBF2
accent
#9FCF16
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FEF6F4
border
#D6D0CE
text
#171210
muted
#85817F