#EF6E3C#EF6E3C
#EF6E3C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.172 H 40.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF6E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 110, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 85%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 75%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 74.9%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.51, 46.72, 50.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.51, 68.79, 47.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.58% 0.1305 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.58% 0.172 40.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9924, 29.8343, 7.8214) |
| Luminance | 0.2983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Orange
#FF724C
ΔE00 4.47
Coral
#FF7F50
ΔE00 4.90
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 5.29
Bright Orange
#FF5B00
ΔE00 5.50
Melon
#FF7855
ΔE00 5.52
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF6E3C #3CBDEF
analogous
#EF3C63 #EF6E3C #EFC73C
triadic
#EF6E3C #3CEF6E #6E3CEF
tetradic
#EF6E3C #63EF3C #3CBDEF #C73CEF
square
#EF6E3C #63EF3C #3CBDEF #C73CEF
split-complementary
#EF6E3C #3CEFC7 #3C63EF
monochromatic
#A3370D #DC4A12 #EF6E3C #F49875 #F8C2AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#EF6E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#EF6E3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #EF6E3C
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF6E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF6E3C | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928336
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B19F39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF5263
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef6e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 110, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.172 40.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fc9b74',
500: '#ef6e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef6e3c; $custom-light: #fc9b74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef6e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 110,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.76,
"s": 84.834,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68577,
"c": 0.17182,
"h": 40.6
},
"luminance": 0.29829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF6E3C
secondary
#A0D3E7
accent
#C1FB2D
background
#FFF9F7
surface
#FFF2ED
border
#D7CCC8
text
#190E08
muted
#867E7B