#E1A551#E1A551
#E1A551 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.123 H 73.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A551 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 165, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 64%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.90, 13.65, 51.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.90, 52.98, 75.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.28% 0.0355 0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.28% 0.123 73.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9945, 43.5154, 13.7598) |
| Luminance | 0.4351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.56
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.66
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.89
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.17
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.74
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A551 #518DE1
analogous
#E15D51 #E1A551 #D5E151
triadic
#E1A551 #51E1A5 #A551E1
tetradic
#E1A551 #51E15D #518DE1 #E151D5
square
#E1A551 #51E15D #518DE1 #E151D5
split-complementary
#E1A551 #51D5E1 #5D51E1
monochromatic
#9D671B #D18924 #E1A551 #EAC085 #F3DBB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#E1A551 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#E1A551 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A551
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A551 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A551 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA848
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B653
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49692
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a551; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 165, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.123 73.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebf85',
500: '#e1a551',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a551; $custom-light: #eebf85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a551",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 165,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76282,
"c": 0.12295,
"h": 73.2
},
"luminance": 0.43512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A551
secondary
#ABC2E3
accent
#85ED3A
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C