#E9997B#E9997B
#E9997B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.105 H 41.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9997B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 153, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 71%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 47%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 47.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.55, 26.68, 28.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.55, 38.74, 46.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.62% 0.0792 0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.62% 0.105 41.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5733, 41.5401, 24.1948) |
| Luminance | 0.4154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 1.13
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 3.65
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.19
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 5.40
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 5.70
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9997B #7BCBE9
analogous
#E97B94 #E9997B #E9D07B
triadic
#E9997B #7BE999 #997BE9
tetradic
#E9997B #94E97B #7BCBE9 #D07BE9
square
#E9997B #94E97B #7BCBE9 #D07BE9
split-complementary
#E9997B #7BE9D0 #7B94E9
monochromatic
#C84F21 #E07047 #E9997B #F2C2AF #FAEAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#E9997B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#E9997B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9997B
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9997B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9997B | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA279
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0B37A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB8C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9997b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 153, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.105 41.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3b7a1',
500: '#e9997b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9997b; $custom-light: #f3b7a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9997b",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 153,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.364,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75617,
"c": 0.10541,
"h": 41.3
},
"luminance": 0.41536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9997B
secondary
#D0E7EF
accent
#9FD312
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17110F
muted
#85807E