#E4A88E

Closest named color: Blush (#F29E8E). oklch(78.2% 0.08 44.4), rgb(228, 168, 142).

Black text reads best on this color (10.29:1).

About this color

#E4A88E is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.080 and its hue 44°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blush (#F29E8E), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.29:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.080)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Blush (#F29E8E)
Black text	10.29:1
White text	2.04:1

Values

HEX	#E4A88E
RGB	rgb(228, 168, 142)
HSL	hsl(18, 61%, 73%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.2% 0.08 44.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E4A88E	2.04:1	Fails	Lc -44.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #E4A88E	10.29:1	AAA	Lc 64.3	Content text, not long reading
#E4A88E text on white	2.04:1	Fails	Lc 39.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#E4A88E text on black	10.29:1	AAA	Lc -62.7	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#FCF3F0

oklch(97% 0.011 39.4)
Step 100
100

#F8E5DE

oklch(93.5% 0.023 41.4)
Step 200
200

#F4D1C2

oklch(88.6% 0.044 44.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#E4A88E

oklch(78.2% 0.08 44.4)
Step 400
400

#E2855B

oklch(70.8% 0.128 44.5)
Step 500
500

#D76225

oklch(63.2% 0.163 44.4)
Step 600
600

#BC4B00

oklch(55.6% 0.161 44.3)
Step 700
700

#9F3E00

oklch(49.1% 0.142 44.2)
Step 800
800

#833200

oklch(42.7% 0.123 44.4)
Step 900
900

#6D2A03

oklch(37.7% 0.106 44.6)
Step 950
950

#401906

oklch(26.9% 0.067 44.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#E4A88E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B7AE8C	0.070
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C5BA8E	0.063
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F39EA1	0.048
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B5B5B5	0.080