#E0AA3E#E0AA3E
#E0AA3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.136 H 81.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0AA3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 170, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 72%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 72%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 72.3%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, 9.52, 60.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 61.34, 81.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.95% 0.021 0.1346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.95% 0.136 81.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9876, 44.9479, 10.8102) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 2.88
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.53
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.56
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 5.84
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.89
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0AA3E #3E74E0
analogous
#E0593E #E0AA3E #C5E03E
triadic
#E0AA3E #3EE0AA #AA3EE0
tetradic
#E0AA3E #3EE059 #3E74E0 #E03EC5
square
#E0AA3E #3EE059 #3E74E0 #E03EC5
split-complementary
#E0AA3E #3EC5E0 #593EE0
monochromatic
#8D6617 #C28B1F #E0AA3E #E8C173 #F1D8A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#E0AA3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#E0AA3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0AA3E
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0AA3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0AA3E | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AB2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB842
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F39A94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0aa3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 170, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.136 81.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec37a',
500: '#e0aa3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0aa3e; $custom-light: #eec37a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0aa3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 170,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 72.321,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76953,
"c": 0.13621,
"h": 81.1
},
"luminance": 0.44945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0AA3E
secondary
#9BB2DE
accent
#76EF39
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF7EE
border
#D7D0C9
text
#171209
muted
#85817B