Exploring the Color #E9C7B7

#E9C7B7 sits at 19° on the color wheel, placing it in the orange family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 53% saturation and 82% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, very light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 233, 199, 183 produces a 13.32:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #E9C7B7 is a clear variant of CSS pink — about 31 units away from #FFC0CB. Designers reach for orange hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want lift, air, and gentle emphasis. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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