#E0AE4E#E0AE4E
#E0AE4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.127 H 81.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0AE4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 174, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 65%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 65.2%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.98, 8.26, 54.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.98, 55.47, 81.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.88% 0.0193 0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.88% 0.127 81.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2544, 46.6727, 13.7261) |
| Luminance | 0.4667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.15
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.46
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.55
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.55
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.89
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0AE4E #4E80E0
analogous
#E0654E #E0AE4E #C9E04E
triadic
#E0AE4E #4EE0AE #AE4EE0
tetradic
#E0AE4E #4EE065 #4E80E0 #E04EC9
square
#E0AE4E #4EE065 #4E80E0 #E04EC9
split-complementary
#E0AE4E #4EC9E0 #654EE0
monochromatic
#996E1B #CD9324 #E0AE4E #E9C682 #F2DEB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#E0AE4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#E0AE4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0AE4E
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0AE4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0AE4E | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3AE43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F29F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0ae4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 174, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.127 81.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec583',
500: '#e0ae4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0ae4e; $custom-light: #eec583; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0ae4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 174,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.452,
"s": 70.192,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77875,
"c": 0.12663,
"h": 81.2
},
"luminance": 0.46669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0AE4E
secondary
#A8BCE1
accent
#78ED3B
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8EF
border
#D6D1CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C