Skip to the color picker

#e08c2e color: Soft Pumpkin

#e08c2e is rgb(224, 140, 46) in RGB and oklch(71.258% 0.14461 63.735) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

32°
100%

71.3%
0.145
64°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tangerine
  • yellow-600
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.64:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #e08c2e

#e08c2e is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.64:1 contrast and black text 7.96:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Soft Pumpkin (#dc8e31). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #e08c2e mixed with white

  1. e08c2e
  2. e4984a
  3. e8a462
  4. ecaf77
  5. efbb8b
  6. f2c69f
  7. f5d2b2
  8. f8ddc5
  9. fbe8d9
  10. fdf4ec

Darker: #e08c2e mixed with black

  1. e08c2e
  2. c37927
  3. a6671f
  4. 8a5518
  5. 704312
  6. 56330b
  7. 3e2306
  8. 271402
  9. 120701
  10. 020100

Calmer: #e08c2e with less saturation

  1. e08c2e
  2. da8f41
  3. d59250
  4. cf945c
  5. c99768
  6. c39973
  7. bd9b7d
  8. b69d87
  9. b09f90
  10. a9a199

Questions about #e08c2e

What color is #e08c2e?

#e08c2e is bright light amber. The closest named color is Soft Pumpkin. In RGB it is rgb(224, 140, 46), in HSL hsl(31.69, 74.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.258% 0.14461 63.735).

What colors go well with #e08c2e?

The complementary color of #e08c2e is #42abf5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ee7d64 and #c09f08. The triadic partners are #00beac and #b68aeb.

Is white or black text more readable on #e08c2e?

Black text reads better on #e08c2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and black gives 7.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e08c2e a warm or cool color?

#e08c2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.145.