#e79b46 color: Gorse Yellow Orange
#e79b46 is rgb(231, 155, 70) in RGB and oklch(74.984% 0.13456 65.946) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Amber
- Light
- Vivid
- Warm
- ≈ Dark orange
- orange-400
- Black 9%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #e79b46
#e79b46 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 66°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.17:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Gorse Yellow Orange (#e99a3c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.
Lighter: #e79b46 mixed with white
Darker: #e79b46 mixed with black
Calmer: #e79b46 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #e79b46
Questions about #e79b46
What color is #e79b46?
#e79b46 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Gorse Yellow Orange. In RGB it is rgb(231, 155, 70), in HSL hsl(31.68, 77.03%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.984% 0.13456 65.946).
What colors go well with #e79b46?
The complementary color of #e79b46 is #5eb5fe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f68d71 and #c7ad38. The triadic partners are #00c9ba and #c397f1.
Is white or black text more readable on #e79b46?
Black text reads better on #e79b46: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #e79b46 a warm or cool color?
#e79b46 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 66 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.135.