#E0A449#E0A449
#E0A449 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.128 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0A449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 164, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 67.4%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.48, 13.29, 54.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.48, 56.01, 76.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.9% 0.0334 0.1234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.9% 0.128 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2214, 42.8827, 12.1975) |
| Luminance | 0.4288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.57
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.86
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.01
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.03
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.04
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0A449 #4985E0
analogous
#E05849 #E0A449 #D0E049
triadic
#E0A449 #49E0A4 #A449E0
tetradic
#E0A449 #49E058 #4985E0 #E049D0
square
#E0A449 #49E058 #4985E0 #E049D0
split-complementary
#E0A449 #49D0E0 #5849E0
monochromatic
#956419 #C98722 #E0A449 #E9BE7D #F2D8B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#E0A449 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#E0A449 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0A449
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0A449 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0A449 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA63F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B54C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F39490
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0a449; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 164, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.128 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebe80',
500: '#e0a449',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0a449; $custom-light: #eebe80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0a449",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 164,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.159,
"s": 70.892,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75899,
"c": 0.12784,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.42879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0A449
secondary
#A4BCE0
accent
#81EE3A
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120A
muted
#85817C