#E8C9A0
Pie Crust
#E8C9A0, an orange from the Harvest Table palette.
AaWhite text1.57:1Fails
AaBlack text13.29:1AAA
AaAs text on white1.57:1Fails
Description
Golden pastry beige straight from a warm oven on Thanksgiving morning, homey, inviting and generously comforting.
Psychology
Orange tends to feel warm, sociable and optimistic. It carries some of red's energy with more friendliness and less tension. Lightened like this, it feels soft and approachable.
Meaning
Orange is linked with enthusiasm, creativity and the autumn harvest. Saffron shades carry spiritual meaning in Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
Shades and tints
Variations
Harmonies
ComplementaryOpen in the generator
AnalogousOpen in the generator
TriadicOpen in the generator
Split complementaryOpen in the generator
TetradicOpen in the generator
SquareOpen in the generator
Tints and shadesOpen in the generator
Matches in Tailwind, CSS and our library
Tailwind CSS
CSS color names
How it looks with color blindness
On a website
ButtonA text linkBadge
ButtonA text linkBadge
The button uses black text (13.29:1). As text on white this color is too light (1.57:1), so the link uses its 700 shade.
Code
/* CSS */
:root {
--brand: #e8c9a0;
}
/* tailwind.config.js, theme.extend.colors */
brand: {
50: '#fcf8f3',
100: '#f8efe2',
200: '#f1dec6',
300: '#e8c9a0',
400: '#c3a883',
500: '#a08869',
600: '#867155',
700: '#6f5c43',
800: '#584731',
900: '#443522',
950: '#2d2010',
},Use #E8C9A0 in your apps
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