#E1A462#E1A462
#E1A462 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.110 H 67.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A462 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 164, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 68%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 56%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 56.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.86, 15.39, 42.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.86, 45.45, 70.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.31% 0.0429 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.31% 0.11 67.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5340, 43.4437, 17.4875) |
| Luminance | 0.4344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.62
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.94
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.10
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.37
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.87
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A462 #629FE1
analogous
#E16462 #E1A462 #DEE162
triadic
#E1A462 #62E1A4 #A462E1
tetradic
#E1A462 #62E164 #629FE1 #E162DE
square
#E1A462 #62E164 #629FE1 #E162DE
split-complementary
#E1A462 #62DEE1 #6462E1
monochromatic
#A86720 #D7862F #E1A462 #EBC295 #F5E0C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#E1A462 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#E1A462 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A462
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A462 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A462 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A85C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B663
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F39694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a462; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 164, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.110 67.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebf90',
500: '#e1a462',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a462; $custom-light: #eebf90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a462",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 164,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.181,
"s": 67.914,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76307,
"c": 0.1101,
"h": 67.1
},
"luminance": 0.4344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A462
secondary
#B9CFE6
accent
#6FD016
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF7F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120D
muted
#85817D