#E0A451#E0A451
#E0A451 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.122 H 72.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0A451 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 164, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 63.8%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.55, 13.77, 50.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.55, 52.60, 74.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.98% 0.0359 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.98% 0.122 72.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5039, 42.9957, 13.6854) |
| Luminance | 0.4299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.77
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.81
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.84
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.06
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.75
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0A451 #518DE0
analogous
#E05C51 #E0A451 #D5E051
triadic
#E0A451 #51E0A4 #A451E0
tetradic
#E0A451 #51E05C #518DE0 #E051D5
square
#E0A451 #51E05C #518DE0 #E051D5
split-complementary
#E0A451 #51D5E0 #5C51E0
monochromatic
#9B661C #CF8825 #E0A451 #E9BF85 #F3DAB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#E0A451 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#E0A451 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0A451
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0A451 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0A451 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A749
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B553
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F39591
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0a451; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 164, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.122 72.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebe85',
500: '#e0a451',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0a451; $custom-light: #eebe85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0a451",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 164,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.825,
"s": 69.756,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75984,
"c": 0.12223,
"h": 72.9
},
"luminance": 0.42992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0A451
secondary
#ABC2E2
accent
#86ED3B
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6EF
border
#D6D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C