#E8A28C#E8A28C
#E8A28C is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.089 H 38.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8A28C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 162, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 67%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.2%, 39.7%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.82, 23.27, 21.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.82, 31.94, 43.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.45% 0.0703 0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.45% 0.089 38.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9347, 44.8934, 30.7884) |
| Luminance | 0.4489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.46
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 3.67
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.73
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 4.05
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.67
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8A28C #8CD2E8
analogous
#E88CA4 #E8A28C #E8D08C
triadic
#E8A28C #8CE8A2 #A28CE8
tetradic
#E8A28C #A4E88C #8CD2E8 #D08CE8
square
#E8A28C #A4E88C #8CD2E8 #D08CE8
split-complementary
#E8A28C #8CE8D0 #8CA4E8
monochromatic
#D0512A #DE7959 #E8A28C #F2CBBF #FAEAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#E8A28C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#E8A28C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8A28C
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8A28C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8A28C | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AA8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B88B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8989C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8a28c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 162, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.089 38.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1bead',
500: '#e8a28c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8a28c; $custom-light: #f1bead; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8a28c",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 162,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.348,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77447,
"c": 0.08947,
"h": 38.2
},
"luminance": 0.4489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8A28C
secondary
#DAECF1
accent
#A3CF17
background
#FFFBFA
surface
#FEF6F4
border
#D6D0CE
text
#171210
muted
#85817F