#E0A156#E0A156
#E0A156 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.118 H 69.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0A156 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 161, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 61.6%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.88, 15.70, 47.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.88, 50.11, 71.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.48% 0.0423 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.48% 0.118 69.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1678, 42.0124, 14.5326) |
| Luminance | 0.4201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.43
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.76
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.34
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.39
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.74
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0A156 #5695E0
analogous
#E05C56 #E0A156 #DAE056
triadic
#E0A156 #56E0A1 #A156E0
tetradic
#E0A156 #56E05C #5695E0 #E056DA
square
#E0A156 #56E05C #5695E0 #E056DA
split-complementary
#E0A156 #56DAE0 #5C56E0
monochromatic
#9F631D #D28427 #E0A156 #E9BE8A #F3DBBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#E0A156 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#E0A156 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0A156
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0A156 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0A156 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A54F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B358
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F29290
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0a156; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 161, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.118 69.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebc88',
500: '#e0a156',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0a156; $custom-light: #eebc88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0a156",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 161,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.609,
"s": 69,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75476,
"c": 0.11845,
"h": 69.1
},
"luminance": 0.42009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0A156
secondary
#AFC7E3
accent
#6BD115
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C