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#e89959 color: Sabre-Toothed Tiger

#e89959 is rgb(232, 153, 89) in RGB and oklch(74.956% 0.12421 58.287) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

75%
0.124
58°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark orange
  • orange-400
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #e89959

#e89959 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.13:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sabre-Toothed Tiger (#e69656). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #e89959 mixed with white

  1. e89959
  2. eba36b
  3. eeae7c
  4. f1b88d
  5. f3c29e
  6. f6cdae
  7. f8d7be
  8. fae1ce
  9. fcebdf
  10. fef5ef

Darker: #e89959 mixed with black

  1. e89959
  2. ca844c
  3. ac7040
  4. 905d34
  5. 744a28
  6. 59381d
  7. 402713
  8. 291709
  9. 130803
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e89959 with less saturation

  1. e89959
  2. e39c63
  3. dd9e6d
  4. d8a076
  5. d2a37f
  6. cca587
  7. c7a78f
  8. c1a997
  9. baaa9f
  10. b4aca6

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Colors that go with #e89959

Complementary
#e89959#58b8f3
Analogous
#e89959#f28e81#cea945
Triadic
#e89959#38c7ae#b89cf2
Split
#e89959#20c3d7#8caafd

Questions about #e89959

What color is #e89959?

#e89959 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Sabre-Toothed Tiger. In RGB it is rgb(232, 153, 89), in HSL hsl(26.85, 75.66%, 62.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.956% 0.12421 58.287).

What colors go well with #e89959?

The complementary color of #e89959 is #58b8f3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f28e81 and #cea945. The triadic partners are #38c7ae and #b89cf2.

Is white or black text more readable on #e89959?

Black text reads better on #e89959: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e89959 a warm or cool color?

#e89959 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.124.