#E1A451#E1A451
#E1A451 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.123 H 72.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A451 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 164, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 64%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.66, 14.19, 50.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.66, 52.86, 74.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.09% 0.0371 0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.09% 0.123 72.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8148, 43.1561, 13.6999) |
| Luminance | 0.4315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.53
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.67
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.08
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.30
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.64
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A451 #518EE1
analogous
#E15C51 #E1A451 #D6E151
triadic
#E1A451 #51E1A4 #A451E1
tetradic
#E1A451 #51E15C #518EE1 #E151D6
square
#E1A451 #51E15C #518EE1 #E151D6
split-complementary
#E1A451 #51D6E1 #5C51E1
monochromatic
#9D661B #D18824 #E1A451 #EABF85 #F3DBB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E1A451 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#E1A451 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A451
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A451 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A451 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA749
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B553
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49591
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a451; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 164, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.123 72.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebe85',
500: '#e1a451',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a451; $custom-light: #eebe85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a451",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 164,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.583,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76093,
"c": 0.12286,
"h": 72.4
},
"luminance": 0.43153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A451
secondary
#ABC3E3
accent
#86ED3A
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C