#E99F79#E99F79
#E99F79 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.103 H 47.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E99F79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 159, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 72%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 48.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.90, 23.30, 30.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.90, 38.73, 53.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.64% 0.0688 0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.64% 0.103 47.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4562, 43.5042, 23.8778) |
| Luminance | 0.4350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.45
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.49
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 4.53
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.89
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 7.31
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E99F79 #79C3E9
analogous
#E9798B #E99F79 #E9D779
triadic
#E99F79 #79E99F #9F79E9
tetradic
#E99F79 #8BE979 #79C3E9 #D779E9
square
#E99F79 #8BE979 #79C3E9 #D779E9
split-complementary
#E99F79 #79E9D7 #798BE9
monochromatic
#C75921 #E07944 #E99F79 #F2C5AE #FAEAE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#E99F79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#E99F79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E99F79
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E99F79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E99F79 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A776
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B679
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e99f79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 159, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.103 47.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3bba0',
500: '#e99f79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e99f79; $custom-light: #f3bba0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e99f79",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 159,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.357,
"s": 71.795,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76644,
"c": 0.10259,
"h": 47.9
},
"luminance": 0.435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E99F79
secondary
#CFE4EF
accent
#92D412
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17120E
muted
#85817E