#E1A051#E1A051
#E1A051 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.123 H 69.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A051 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 160, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 64%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.70, 16.33, 49.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.70, 52.44, 71.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.34% 0.0434 0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.34% 0.123 69.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1102, 41.7468, 13.4651) |
| Luminance | 0.4174 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.42
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.60
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.25
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.40
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.42
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A051 #5192E1
analogous
#E15851 #E1A051 #DAE151
triadic
#E1A051 #51E1A0 #A051E1
tetradic
#E1A051 #51E158 #5192E1 #E151DA
square
#E1A051 #51E158 #5192E1 #E151DA
split-complementary
#E1A051 #51DAE1 #5851E1
monochromatic
#9D621B #D18324 #E1A051 #EABD85 #F3D9B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#E1A051 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#E1A051 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A051
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A051 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A051 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A449
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B353
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4908E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a051; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 160, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.123 69.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbc84',
500: '#e1a051',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a051; $custom-light: #efbc84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a051",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 160,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.917,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7534,
"c": 0.12272,
"h": 69.3
},
"luminance": 0.41743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A051
secondary
#ABC4E3
accent
#8BED3A
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C