#E1A456#E1A456
#E1A456 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.119 H 71.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A456 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 164, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 61.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.71, 14.52, 48.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.71, 50.70, 73.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.15% 0.0387 0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.15% 0.119 71.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0093, 43.2338, 14.7240) |
| Luminance | 0.4323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.56
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.03
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.15
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.16
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.40
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A456 #5693E1
analogous
#E15E56 #E1A456 #D8E156
triadic
#E1A456 #56E1A4 #A456E1
tetradic
#E1A456 #56E15E #5693E1 #E156D8
square
#E1A456 #56E15E #5693E1 #E156D8
split-complementary
#E1A456 #56D8E1 #5E56E1
monochromatic
#A0661C #D48826 #E1A456 #EAC08A #F3DCBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E1A456 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#E1A456 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A456
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A456 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A456 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A74E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B658
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F39592
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a456; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 164, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.119 71.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebe88',
500: '#e1a456',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a456; $custom-light: #eebe88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a456",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 164,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.669,
"s": 69.849,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76151,
"c": 0.11921,
"h": 71.1
},
"luminance": 0.4323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A456
secondary
#AFC6E4
accent
#67D214
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C