#E0A037#E0A037
#E0A037 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.138 H 75.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0A037 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 160, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 73%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 75%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 75.4%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.36, 14.54, 60.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.36, 62.66, 76.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.99% 0.0348 0.1339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.99% 0.138 75.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0040, 41.2684, 9.2617) |
| Luminance | 0.4127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 4.84
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.95
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.04
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.90
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.18
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0A037 #3777E0
analogous
#E04C37 #E0A037 #CCE037
triadic
#E0A037 #37E0A0 #A037E0
tetradic
#E0A037 #37E04C #3777E0 #E037CC
square
#E0A037 #37E04C #3777E0 #E037CC
split-complementary
#E0A037 #37CCE0 #4C37E0
monochromatic
#885C15 #BD801D #E0A037 #E8B96C #F0D2A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#E0A037 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.25
#E0A037 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0A037
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0A037 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0A037 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B23B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F48F8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0a037; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 160, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.138 75.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbc75',
500: '#e0a037',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0a037; $custom-light: #efbc75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0a037",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 160,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.278,
"s": 73.16,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74985,
"c": 0.13835,
"h": 75.5
},
"luminance": 0.41265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0A037
secondary
#96B1DD
accent
#7EF038
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6ED
border
#D7D0C8
text
#181109
muted
#86807B