#EED8A6#EED8A6
#EED8A6 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 88.8% C 0.069 H 87.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EED8A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 216, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 68%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 30%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 30.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.02, 0.28, 27.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.02, 27.47, 89.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.83% 0.0036 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.83% 0.069 87) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.6995, 70.0440, 46.0753) |
| Luminance | 0.7004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 2.50
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.36
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.51
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 3.58
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 4.13
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EED8A6 #A6BCEE
analogous
#EEB4A6 #EED8A6 #E0EEA6
triadic
#EED8A6 #A6EED8 #D8A6EE
tetradic
#EED8A6 #A6EEB4 #A6BCEE #EEA6E0
square
#EED8A6 #A6EEB4 #A6BCEE #EEA6E0
split-complementary
#EED8A6 #A6E0EE #B4A6EE
monochromatic
#DAAB3F #E4C173 #EED8A6 #F8EFD9 #FAF4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#EED8A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.01
#EED8A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EED8A6
15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EED8A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EED8A6 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.01 | 15.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D6A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9DCA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAD0CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eed8a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 216, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.8% 0.069 87.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e4c0',
500: '#eed8a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eed8a6; $custom-light: #f4e4c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eed8a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 216,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.667,
"s": 67.925,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88827,
"c": 0.06934,
"h": 87
},
"luminance": 0.70042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EED8A6
secondary
#6D8ACB
accent
#4FD016
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#171512
muted
#858482