#EF9C72#EF9C72
#EF9C72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.115 H 47.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF9C72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 156, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 52%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.7%, 52.3%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.79, 26.63, 34.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.79, 43.72, 52.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.68% 0.0776 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.68% 0.115 47.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5254, 43.3468, 21.6221) |
| Luminance | 0.4334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 3.56
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.59
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.83
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.87
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 6.48
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF9C72 #72C5EF
analogous
#EF7287 #EF9C72 #EFDB72
triadic
#EF9C72 #72EF9C #9C72EF
tetradic
#EF9C72 #87EF72 #72C5EF #DB72EF
square
#EF9C72 #87EF72 #72C5EF #DB72EF
split-complementary
#EF9C72 #72EFDB #7287EF
monochromatic
#CF5518 #E9753B #EF9C72 #F5C3A9 #FBE9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#EF9C72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#EF9C72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EF9C72
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF9C72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF9C72 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A56F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B772
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF8D91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef9c72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 156, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.115 47.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8b99b',
500: '#ef9c72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef9c72; $custom-light: #f8b99b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef9c72",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 156,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.16,
"s": 79.618,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76676,
"c": 0.11457,
"h": 47.3
},
"luminance": 0.43343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF9C72
secondary
#CCE4F1
accent
#95DC0A
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#18110E
muted
#86807E