#E99C6B#E99C6B
#E99C6B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.113 H 52.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E99C6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 156, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 54.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.99, 23.65, 37.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.99, 44.10, 57.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.87% 0.0682 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.87% 0.113 52.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1495, 42.1661, 19.5100) |
| Luminance | 0.4216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.87
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.95
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.42
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 5.60
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.20
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E99C6B #6BB8E9
analogous
#E96B79 #E99C6B #E9DB6B
triadic
#E99C6B #6BE99C #9C6BE9
tetradic
#E99C6B #79E96B #6BB8E9 #DB6BE9
square
#E99C6B #79E96B #6BB8E9 #DB6BE9
split-complementary
#E99C6B #6BE9DB #6B79E9
monochromatic
#BD5B1C #E17836 #E99C6B #F1C0A0 #F9E3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#E99C6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#E99C6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E99C6B
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E99C6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E99C6B | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A467
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B46B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC8D90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e99c6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 156, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.113 52.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4b996',
500: '#e99c6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e99c6b; $custom-light: #f4b996; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e99c6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 156,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.333,
"s": 74.118,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75868,
"c": 0.11264,
"h": 52.7
},
"luminance": 0.42162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E99C6B
secondary
#C4DCEC
accent
#89D60F
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17110D
muted
#85807E