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#e29957 color: Butternut Pizazz

#e29957 is rgb(226, 153, 87) in RGB and oklch(74.233% 0.12028 61.341) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

74.2%
0.120
61°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • orange-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #e29957

#e29957 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.93:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Butternut Pizazz (#e59752). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #e29957 mixed with white

  1. e29957
  2. e6a369
  3. e9ae7b
  4. ecb88c
  5. f0c29d
  6. f3ccad
  7. f5d7bd
  8. f8e1ce
  9. fbebde
  10. fdf5ef

Darker: #e29957 mixed with black

  1. e29957
  2. c4844b
  3. a8703e
  4. 8c5d33
  5. 714a27
  6. 57381c
  7. 3e2712
  8. 271708
  9. 120803
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e29957 with less saturation

  1. e29957
  2. dd9b61
  3. d89e6b
  4. d3a074
  5. cda27d
  6. c8a385
  7. c3a58d
  8. bda795
  9. b7a89d
  10. b1aaa4

Questions about #e29957

What color is #e29957?

#e29957 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Butternut Pizazz. In RGB it is rgb(226, 153, 87), in HSL hsl(28.49, 70.56%, 61.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.233% 0.12028 61.341).

What colors go well with #e29957?

The complementary color of #e29957 is #5fb5f0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ee8e7c and #c8a948. The triadic partners are #37c4b0 and #b999eb.

Is white or black text more readable on #e29957?

Black text reads better on #e29957: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and black gives 8.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e29957 a warm or cool color?

#e29957 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.12.