#E1A457#E1A457
#E1A457 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.118 H 70.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A457 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 164, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 61%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 61.3%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.72, 14.58, 48.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.72, 50.26, 73.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.16% 0.0391 0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.16% 0.118 70.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0499, 43.2501, 14.9377) |
| Luminance | 0.4325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.59
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.01
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.12
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.19
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.43
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A457 #5794E1
analogous
#E15F57 #E1A457 #D9E157
triadic
#E1A457 #57E1A4 #A457E1
tetradic
#E1A457 #57E15F #5794E1 #E157D9
square
#E1A457 #57E15F #5794E1 #E157D9
split-complementary
#E1A457 #57D9E1 #5F57E1
monochromatic
#A1661D #D58826 #E1A457 #EAC08B #F4DCBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E1A457 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#E1A457 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A457
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A457 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A457 | 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)
#B9A750
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B659
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F39592
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a457; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 164, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.118 70.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebf89',
500: '#e1a457',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a457; $custom-light: #eebf89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a457",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 164,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.478,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76163,
"c": 0.11847,
"h": 70.8
},
"luminance": 0.43247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A457
secondary
#B0C7E4
accent
#68D214
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D