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#e59566 color: Outgoing Orange

#e59566 is rgb(229, 149, 102) in RGB and oklch(74.079% 0.11509 50.645) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

74.1%
0.115
51°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • orange-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #e59566

#e59566 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Outgoing Orange (#e6955f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #e59566 mixed with white

  1. e59566
  2. e8a076
  3. ecaa85
  4. efb595
  5. f2c0a4
  6. f4cab3
  7. f7d5c2
  8. f9dfd1
  9. fbeae0
  10. fdf4f0

Darker: #e59566 mixed with black

  1. e59566
  2. c78158
  3. aa6d4a
  4. 8e5a3c
  5. 72482f
  6. 583723
  7. 3f2617
  8. 28160c
  9. 120804
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e59566 with less saturation

  1. e59566
  2. e0986e
  3. da9a76
  4. d59d7d
  5. cf9f84
  6. caa18b
  7. c4a391
  8. bea598
  9. b8a79e
  10. b1a9a5

Questions about #e59566

What color is #e59566?

#e59566 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Outgoing Orange. In RGB it is rgb(229, 149, 102), in HSL hsl(22.2, 70.95%, 64.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.079% 0.11509 50.645).

What colors go well with #e59566?

The complementary color of #e59566 is #52b8e6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #eb8d8c and #d0a34f. The triadic partners are #51c2a1 and #ab9eee.

Is white or black text more readable on #e59566?

Black text reads better on #e59566: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e59566 a warm or cool color?

#e59566 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.115.