#E99C78#E99C78
#E99C78 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.105 H 45.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E99C78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 156, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 72%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 48.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, 24.80, 30.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 39.35, 50.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.09% 0.0732 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.09% 0.105 45.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8855, 42.4605, 23.3867) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 3.34
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.03
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.13
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.82
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.84
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E99C78 #78C5E9
analogous
#E9788D #E99C78 #E9D578
triadic
#E99C78 #78E99C #9C78E9
tetradic
#E99C78 #8DE978 #78C5E9 #D578E9
square
#E99C78 #8DE978 #78C5E9 #D578E9
split-complementary
#E99C78 #78E9D5 #788DE9
monochromatic
#C65520 #E07543 #E99C78 #F2C3AD #FAE9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#E99C78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#E99C78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E99C78
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E99C78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E99C78 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A475
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B578
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB8F93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e99c78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 156, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.105 45.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3b99f',
500: '#e99c78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e99c78; $custom-light: #f3b99f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e99c78",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 156,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.115,
"s": 71.975,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7609,
"c": 0.10492,
"h": 45.8
},
"luminance": 0.42457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E99C78
secondary
#CEE4EF
accent
#96D411
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17110E
muted
#85807E