#EEB59E#EEB59E
#EEB59E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.074 H 43.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEB59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 181, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 70%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 33.6%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.28, 17.59, 19.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.28, 26.44, 48.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.94% 0.0541 0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.94% 0.074 43) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9569, 53.6967, 39.6529) |
| Luminance | 0.5369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 4.41
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 5.88
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.82
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 7.02
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 7.64
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 8.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEB59E #9ED7EE
analogous
#EE9EAF #EEB59E #EEDD9E
triadic
#EEB59E #9EEEB5 #B59EEE
tetradic
#EEB59E #AFEE9E #9ED7EE #DD9EEE
square
#EEB59E #AFEE9E #9ED7EE #DD9EEE
split-complementary
#EEB59E #9EEEDD #9EAFEE
monochromatic
#DC6636 #E58D6A #EEB59E #F7DDD2 #FAEBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#EEB59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.74
#EEB59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEB59E
11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEB59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEB59E | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.74 | 11.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BB9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C69E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCACAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeb59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 181, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.074 43.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5cbba',
500: '#eeb59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeb59e; $custom-light: #f5cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeb59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 181,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.25,
"s": 70.175,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81943,
"c": 0.07389,
"h": 43
},
"luminance": 0.53694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEB59E
secondary
#66AECB
accent
#9BD213
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F8
border
#D7D2D1
text
#171311
muted
#858281