#E79F45

Closest named color: Earth Yellow (#DDA15E). oklch(75.7% 0.135 69), rgb(231, 159, 69).

Black text reads best on this color (9.44:1).

About this color

#E79F45 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.135 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Earth Yellow (#DDA15E), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.44:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.135)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Earth Yellow (#DDA15E)
Black text	9.44:1
White text	2.22:1

Values

HEX	#E79F45
RGB	rgb(231, 159, 69)
HSL	hsl(33, 77%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.7% 0.135 69)

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 #E79F45	2.22:1	Fails	Lc -48.4	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #E79F45	9.44:1	AAA	Lc 60.4	Content text, not long reading
#E79F45 text on white	2.22:1	Fails	Lc 43.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#E79F45 text on black	9.44:1	AAA	Lc -58.6	Large or bold text, headings

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 400.

Step 50
50

#FBF4EE

oklch(97.1% 0.011 63.4)
Step 100
100

#F5E7D9

oklch(93.5% 0.024 67.5)
Step 200
200

#EED4B9

oklch(88.5% 0.046 68.2)
Step 300
300

#E5B785

oklch(80.9% 0.084 68.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#E79F45

oklch(75.7% 0.135 69)
Step 500
500

#BE7700

oklch(63% 0.138 68.8)
Step 600
600

#A06400

oklch(55.6% 0.121 69.2)
Step 700
700

#875300

oklch(49% 0.107 68.7)
Step 800
800

#6F4400

oklch(42.7% 0.093 69.4)
Step 900
900

#5D3800

oklch(37.7% 0.082 69.1)
Step 950
950

#392000

oklch(27% 0.059 68.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#E79F45 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)	#B7A43A	0.079
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C8B547	0.071
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#FB8E8C	0.107
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.135