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#e79666 color: Peachy Maroney

#e79666 is rgb(231, 150, 102) in RGB and oklch(74.491% 0.11658 50.822) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

74.5%
0.117
51°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #e79666

#e79666 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.35:1 contrast and black text 8.95:1, 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: #e79666 mixed with white

  1. e79666
  2. eaa176
  3. edab85
  4. f0b695
  5. f3c0a4
  6. f6cbb3
  7. f8d5c2
  8. fae0d1
  9. fceae0
  10. fef5f0

Darker: #e79666 mixed with black

  1. e79666
  2. c98258
  3. ab6e4a
  4. 8f5b3c
  5. 73492f
  6. 593723
  7. 402617
  8. 28160c
  9. 130804
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e79666 with less saturation

  1. e79666
  2. e2996e
  3. dc9b76
  4. d79e7d
  5. d1a084
  6. cba28b
  7. c5a592
  8. bfa799
  9. b9a99f
  10. b3aaa6

Questions about #e79666

What color is #e79666?

#e79666 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Peachy Maroney. In RGB it is rgb(231, 150, 102), in HSL hsl(22.33, 72.88%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.491% 0.11658 50.822).

What colors go well with #e79666?

The complementary color of #e79666 is #52b9e8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ed8d8c and #d2a44e. The triadic partners are #50c4a2 and #ac9ff1.

Is white or black text more readable on #e79666?

Black text reads better on #e79666: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and black gives 8.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e79666 a warm or cool color?

#e79666 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.117.