#EE9B72#EE9B72
#EE9B72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.114 H 46.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EE9B72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 155, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 52%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 52.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.45, 26.76, 34.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.45, 43.44, 51.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.39% 0.0781 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.39% 0.114 46.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0215, 42.8390, 21.5506) |
| Luminance | 0.4284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 3.56
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.23
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.62
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.20
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.73
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EE9B72 #72C5EE
analogous
#EE7287 #EE9B72 #EED972
triadic
#EE9B72 #72EE9B #9B72EE
tetradic
#EE9B72 #87EE72 #72C5EE #D972EE
square
#EE9B72 #87EE72 #72C5EE #D972EE
split-complementary
#EE9B72 #72EED9 #7287EE
monochromatic
#CD5419 #E7743B #EE9B72 #F5C2A9 #FBE8DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#EE9B72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#EE9B72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EE9B72
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EE9B72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EE9B72 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A46F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B672
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF8C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ee9b72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 155, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.114 46.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7b99b',
500: '#ee9b72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ee9b72; $custom-light: #f7b99b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ee9b72",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 155,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.839,
"s": 78.481,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76385,
"c": 0.11413,
"h": 46.8
},
"luminance": 0.42835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EE9B72
secondary
#CCE4F0
accent
#96DB0B
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#18110E
muted
#86807E