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#e49669 color: Peachy Maroney

#e49669 is rgb(228, 150, 105) in RGB and oklch(74.187% 0.11178 50.321) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

74.2%
0.112
50°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • orange-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #e49669

#e49669 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 50°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Peachy Maroney (#e8956b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #e49669 mixed with white

  1. e49669
  2. e8a178
  3. ebab88
  4. eeb696
  5. f1c0a5
  6. f4cbb4
  7. f6d5c3
  8. f9e0d2
  9. fbeae1
  10. fdf5f0

Darker: #e49669 mixed with black

  1. e49669
  2. c6825a
  3. a96e4c
  4. 8d5b3e
  5. 724931
  6. 583724
  7. 3f2618
  8. 28160c
  9. 120804
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e49669 with less saturation

  1. e49669
  2. df9971
  3. da9b78
  4. d49d7f
  5. cfa086
  6. c9a28c
  7. c4a493
  8. bea699
  9. b8a89f
  10. b2a9a5

Questions about #e49669

What color is #e49669?

#e49669 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Peachy Maroney. In RGB it is rgb(228, 150, 105), in HSL hsl(21.95, 69.49%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.187% 0.11178 50.321).

What colors go well with #e49669?

The complementary color of #e49669 is #56b8e5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ea8e8e and #d0a353. The triadic partners are #56c2a1 and #ab9fed.

Is white or black text more readable on #e49669?

Black text reads better on #e49669: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e49669 a warm or cool color?

#e49669 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 50 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.112.