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#e2b697 color: Oakley Apricot

#e2b697 is rgb(226, 182, 151) in RGB and oklch(80.779% 0.06618 56.778) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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25°
100%

80.8%
0.066
57°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #e2b697

#e2b697 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 80.8% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 57°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Oakley Apricot (#e0b695). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #e2b697 mixed with white

  1. e2b697
  2. e5bda1
  3. e8c5ac
  4. ebccb6
  5. eed3c0
  6. f1dacb
  7. f4e2d5
  8. f7e9df
  9. faf0ea
  10. fcf8f4

Darker: #e2b697 mixed with black

  1. e2b697
  2. c49e83
  3. a8866f
  4. 8c6f5c
  5. 715949
  6. 574437
  7. 3e3026
  8. 271d17
  9. 120c08
  10. 030201

Calmer: #e2b697 with less saturation

  1. e2b697
  2. dfb79b
  3. dcb8a0
  4. d8b9a4
  5. d5baa8
  6. d2bbac
  7. cebcb0
  8. cbbdb4
  9. c7beb8
  10. c4bfbc

Questions about #e2b697

What color is #e2b697?

#e2b697 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Oakley Apricot. In RGB it is rgb(226, 182, 151), in HSL hsl(24.8, 56.39%, 73.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.779% 0.06618 56.778).

What colors go well with #e2b697?

The complementary color of #e2b697 is #98c7e6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e8b0a9 and #d3be8f. The triadic partners are #92cfbf and #c4b8e7.

Is white or black text more readable on #e2b697?

Black text reads better on #e2b697: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e2b697 a warm or cool color?

#e2b697 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 57 degrees, its lightness 80.8% and its chroma 0.066.