#E0AE51#E0AE51
#E0AE51 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.124 H 80.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0AE51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 174, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 63.8%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.01, 8.44, 53.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.01, 54.17, 81.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.91% 0.0203 0.1227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.91% 0.124 80.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3644, 46.7167, 14.3055) |
| Luminance | 0.4671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.47
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.85
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.29
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.46
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.95
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0AE51 #5183E0
analogous
#E06751 #E0AE51 #CAE051
triadic
#E0AE51 #51E0AE #AE51E0
tetradic
#E0AE51 #51E067 #5183E0 #E051CA
square
#E0AE51 #51E067 #5183E0 #E051CA
split-complementary
#E0AE51 #51CAE0 #6751E0
monochromatic
#9B6E1C #CF9325 #E0AE51 #E9C685 #F3DEB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#E0AE51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.34
#E0AE51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0AE51
10.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0AE51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0AE51 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.34 | 10.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AF47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F29F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0ae51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 174, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.124 80.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edc585',
500: '#e0ae51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0ae51; $custom-light: #edc585; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0ae51",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 174,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.021,
"s": 69.756,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77906,
"c": 0.12438,
"h": 80.6
},
"luminance": 0.46713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0AE51
secondary
#ABBEE2
accent
#79ED3B
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8EF
border
#D6D1CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C