#EF9E63#EF9E63
#EF9E63 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.123 H 55.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EF9E63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 158, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 81%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 59%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 58.6%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.03, 24.38, 42.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.03, 49.29, 60.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.8% 0.0689 0.1013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.8% 0.123 55.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0789, 43.7096, 17.6013) |
| Luminance | 0.4370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 2.68
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 3.27
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 4.26
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 4.92
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.05
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EF9E63 #63B4EF
analogous
#EF636E #EF9E63 #EFE463
triadic
#EF9E63 #63EF9E #9E63EF
tetradic
#EF9E63 #6EEF63 #63B4EF #E463EF
square
#EF9E63 #6EEF63 #63B4EF #E463EF
split-complementary
#EF9E63 #63EFE4 #636EEF
monochromatic
#C45E14 #E97B2B #EF9E63 #F5C19B #FAE3D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#EF9E63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#EF9E63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EF9E63
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EF9E63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EF9E63 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A65E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B863
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF8E90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ef9e63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 158, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.123 55.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8bb91',
500: '#ef9e63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ef9e63; $custom-light: #f8bb91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ef9e63",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 158,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.286,
"s": 81.395,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76797,
"c": 0.12253,
"h": 55.8
},
"luminance": 0.43705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EF9E63
secondary
#C0DAEE
accent
#84DE08
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18110D
muted
#86807D