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#e8a076 color: Mexican Standoff

#e8a076 is rgb(232, 160, 118) in RGB and oklch(76.658% 0.10288 50.914) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

76.7%
0.103
51°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • red-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #e8a076

#e8a076 is a soft light orange color. In OKLCH it has 76.7% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.72:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mexican Standoff (#ec9f76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-300.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #e8a076 mixed with white

  1. e8a076
  2. ebaa84
  3. eeb392
  4. f1bd9f
  5. f3c6ad
  6. f5d0bb
  7. f8d9c8
  8. fae3d6
  9. fcece3
  10. fdf6f1

Darker: #e8a076 mixed with black

  1. e8a076
  2. ca8b66
  3. ac7656
  4. 906147
  5. 744e38
  6. 593b29
  7. 40291c
  8. 29190f
  9. 130905
  10. 030101

Calmer: #e8a076 with less saturation

  1. e8a076
  2. e3a27d
  3. dea483
  4. d9a78a
  5. d4a990
  6. cfaa96
  7. caac9c
  8. c4aea2
  9. bfb0a8
  10. b9b1ad

Questions about #e8a076

What color is #e8a076?

#e8a076 is soft light orange. The closest named color is Mexican Standoff. In RGB it is rgb(232, 160, 118), in HSL hsl(22.11, 71.25%, 68.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.658% 0.10288 50.914).

What colors go well with #e8a076?

The complementary color of #e8a076 is #68bfe9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ee9897 and #d5ac63. The triadic partners are #67c9aa and #b3a8f0.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8a076?

Black text reads better on #e8a076: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8a076 a warm or cool color?

#e8a076 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 76.7% and its chroma 0.103.