#EEA16E#EEA16E
#EEA16E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.113 H 53.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEA16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 161, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 53.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.76, 23.25, 38.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.76, 44.54, 58.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.38% 0.067 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.38% 0.113 53.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8222, 44.7968, 20.7188) |
| Luminance | 0.4479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.99
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 4.04
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.02
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 5.46
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.78
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEA16E #6EBBEE
analogous
#EE6E7B #EEA16E #EEE16E
triadic
#EEA16E #6EEEA1 #A16EEE
tetradic
#EEA16E #7BEE6E #6EBBEE #E16EEE
square
#EEA16E #7BEE6E #6EBBEE #E16EEE
split-complementary
#EEA16E #6EEEE1 #6E7BEE
monochromatic
#CA5F18 #E87D37 #EEA16E #F4C5A5 #FBE8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#EEA16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#EEA16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEA16E
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEA16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEA16E | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A86A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B96E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9294
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eea16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 161, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.113 53.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7bd98',
500: '#eea16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eea16e; $custom-light: #f7bd98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eea16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 161,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.906,
"s": 79.012,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77381,
"c": 0.11344,
"h": 53.8
},
"luminance": 0.44793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEA16E
secondary
#C8E0EF
accent
#88DB0A
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#18120E
muted
#86817E