#E59B34Persimmon (#E59B34) is a light, saturated orange with an OKLCH hue of 70°, lightness 0.75 and chroma 0.143. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #E59B34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 155, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 77%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 77%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 77%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.7 19.2 61.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.746 0.143 70) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Persimmon shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e9962a — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ea9b30 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#e59b34 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e59c36 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 2.32:1 and against black 9.07:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffefdd · #ffba63 · #e59b34 · #ac6d00 · #7c4d00 · #503000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e1d67d · #e4ba56 · #e59b34 · #d88142 · #c56c4f · #ae5957
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e59b34 · #869564 · #9b6200 · #4a5d00 · #523100 · #1c2500
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e2ccb2 · #e59b34 · #3d8fde · #876235 · #64451b · #3f2b10
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f3ff · #e59b34 · #9d8e7e · #515860 · #2e2110 · #000104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf3fc · #c1cbd6 · #949fab · #1a2736 · #000613 · #e59b34
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d1d6b1 · #e59b34 · #c58271 · #6728ef · #23365e · #18051f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#afe0e1 · #e59b34 · #74a0ac · #5a67c2 · #3b344e · #1f0502
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d2fcf8 · #e59b34 · #00a7a1 · #703a91 · #36054e · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dafbe8 · #e59b34 · #46a679 · #00599d · #440034 · #000618
#EBAA57 · #F1B873 · #F7C68E · #FDD5A7 · #FFE4C5
#BF7D18 · #996100 · #734700 · #4E2F00 · #2D1800
#DAA058 · #CEA473 · #C2A88A
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.