#E0AE48#E0AE48
#E0AE48 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.131 H 82.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0AE48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 174, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 67.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.93, 7.91, 57.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.93, 58.01, 82.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.82% 0.0176 0.1298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.82% 0.131 82.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0490, 46.5905, 12.6445) |
| Luminance | 0.4659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.61
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.78
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.51
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.51
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.80
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0AE48 #487AE0
analogous
#E06248 #E0AE48 #C6E048
triadic
#E0AE48 #48E0AE #AE48E0
tetradic
#E0AE48 #48E062 #487AE0 #E048C6
square
#E0AE48 #48E062 #487AE0 #E048C6
split-complementary
#E0AE48 #48C6E0 #6248E0
monochromatic
#946C19 #C99222 #E0AE48 #E9C57C #F2DCB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#E0AE48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.32
#E0AE48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0AE48
10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0AE48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0AE48 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.32 | 10.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3AE3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F29F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0ae48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 174, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.131 82.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec580',
500: '#e0ae48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0ae48; $custom-light: #eec580; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0ae48",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 174,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.263,
"s": 71.028,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77817,
"c": 0.13093,
"h": 82.3
},
"luminance": 0.46587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0AE48
secondary
#A4B8E0
accent
#75EE3A
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8EF
border
#D6D1CA
text
#17120A
muted
#85817C