#E5AF80 Hex Color
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Soft and milky, this pastel orange leans sandy and peachy rather than bright. Its low saturation keeps things mellow, so #e5af80 works best as a large background for spring, baby, or food design. Deep teal makes it pop. The hex code also holds black text at about 10.8:1 contrast, well past WCAG AA.
Questions about #e5af80
What is #e5af80 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e5af80 is rgb(229, 175, 128), in HSL hsl(28, 66%, 70%) and in CMYK 0%, 24%, 44%, 10%.
What colors pair well with #e5af80?
Deep teal makes #e5af80 read warmer and cleaner, since the two sit near opposite sides of the color wheel. Charcoal or dark brown text also works for accessible copy on top of it.
Is #e5af80 readable on white or black?
#e5af80 has a 1.94:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.77:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.