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#e69269 color: Peachy Maroney

#e69269 is rgb(230, 146, 105) in RGB and oklch(73.72% 0.11618 46.435) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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73.7%
0.116
46°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #e69269

#e69269 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.68:1, 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: #e69269 mixed with white

  1. e69269
  2. e99d78
  3. eda887
  4. f0b396
  5. f3bea5
  6. f5c9b4
  7. f8d4c3
  8. faded2
  9. fce9e1
  10. fef4f0

Darker: #e69269 mixed with black

  1. e69269
  2. c87e5a
  3. ab6b4c
  4. 8e583e
  5. 734631
  6. 593524
  7. 402518
  8. 28160c
  9. 130804
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e69269 with less saturation

  1. e69269
  2. e19570
  3. db9877
  4. d59a7e
  5. d09d85
  6. ca9f8b
  7. c4a292
  8. bea498
  9. b7a69e
  10. b1a8a4

Questions about #e69269

What color is #e69269?

#e69269 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Peachy Maroney. In RGB it is rgb(230, 146, 105), in HSL hsl(19.68, 71.43%, 65.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.72% 0.11618 46.435).

What colors go well with #e69269?

The complementary color of #e69269 is #49b8e2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ea8b90 and #d39f4e. The triadic partners are #55c19a and #a49ef0.

Is white or black text more readable on #e69269?

Black text reads better on #e69269: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e69269 a warm or cool color?

#e69269 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.116.