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Dynamic Loquat

#e26b30
Notes

Dynamic Loquat (#E26B30) is a true orange with a vibrant character. It holds its own as a focal accent, carrying visual weight without tipping into neon territory. Its HSL profile (20°, 75%, 54%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#e26b30
RGB
rgb(226, 107, 48)
HSL
hsl(20, 75%, 54%)
HWB
hwb(20 19% 11%)
OKLCH
oklch(66.2% 0.164 44.2)
HSV
hsv(20, 79%, 89%)
LAB
lab(58.88% 42.83 52.87)
LCH
lch(58.88% 68.04 50.99)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 53%, 79%, 11%)

Etymology

Dynamic
adjective

From the Greek dynamis, power — used as a color modifier since the late nineteenth century for hues that read as energetic and active. Dynamic red, dynamic orange: the implication is saturation combined with optical motion. Sits at the bright-bucket center alongside vibrant and lively.

Loquat
noun

Eriobotrya japonica, the East Asian rosaceous fruit — cultivated in China, Japan, and southern Europe for its slightly tart yellow-orange drupes. The color refers to a ripe Mediterranean loquat in May: a soft, slightly red yellow-orange with the satin finish of stone-fruit flesh. Lighter than apricot, cooler than tangerine.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#e26b30
Original
#8d7d28
Protanopia
#a9982d
Deuteranopia
#f8515f
Tritanopia
#808080
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon White
3.29:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
6.38:1

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