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#e8a862 color: Apricot Sorbet

#e8a862 is rgb(232, 168, 98) in RGB and oklch(77.818% 0.1152 67.191) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

77.8%
0.115
67°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #e8a862

#e8a862 is a soft light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 67°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.21:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Sorbet (#e8a760). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #e8a862 mixed with white

  1. e8a862
  2. ebb173
  3. eeba84
  4. f0c293
  5. f3cba3
  6. f5d4b3
  7. f7ddc2
  8. f9e5d1
  9. fbeee0
  10. fdf6f0

Darker: #e8a862 mixed with black

  1. e8a862
  2. ca9254
  3. ac7c47
  4. 90673a
  5. 74522d
  6. 593f21
  7. 402c16
  8. 291a0b
  9. 130a03
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e8a862 with less saturation

  1. e8a862
  2. e3aa6c
  3. dfac76
  4. daad7f
  5. d5af88
  6. d0b090
  7. cbb298
  8. c6b3a0
  9. c1b4a8
  10. bcb6af

Questions about #e8a862

What color is #e8a862?

#e8a862 is soft light amber. The closest named color is Apricot Sorbet. In RGB it is rgb(232, 168, 98), in HSL hsl(31.34, 74.44%, 64.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.818% 0.1152 67.191).

What colors go well with #e8a862?

The complementary color of #e8a862 is #78bdfd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f69c81 and #cbb75b. The triadic partners are #4acec3 and #caa3f0.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8a862?

Black text reads better on #e8a862: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8a862 a warm or cool color?

#e8a862 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 67 degrees, its lightness 77.8% and its chroma 0.115.