#E1A44E#E1A44E
#E1A44E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.125 H 73.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 164, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 71%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 65%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 65.3%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.63, 14.00, 52.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.63, 54.14, 75.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.06% 0.0361 0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.06% 0.125 73.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7048, 43.1121, 13.1205) |
| Luminance | 0.4311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.52
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.58
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.10
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.30
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.41
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A44E #4E8BE1
analogous
#E15B4E #E1A44E #D4E14E
triadic
#E1A44E #4EE1A4 #A44EE1
tetradic
#E1A44E #4EE15B #4E8BE1 #E14ED4
square
#E1A44E #4EE15B #4E8BE1 #E14ED4
split-complementary
#E1A44E #4ED4E1 #5B4EE1
monochromatic
#9A651A #CF8823 #E1A44E #EABF82 #F3DAB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E1A44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#E1A44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A44E
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A44E | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B550
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 164, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.125 73.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbe83',
500: '#e1a44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a44e; $custom-light: #efbe83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 164,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.102,
"s": 71.014,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7606,
"c": 0.12499,
"h": 73.2
},
"luminance": 0.43109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A44E
secondary
#A9C1E2
accent
#85EE3A
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C