#E1A55B#E1A55B
#E1A55B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.116 H 70.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A55B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 165, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 59.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.01, 14.33, 46.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.01, 48.62, 72.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.4% 0.0388 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.4% 0.116 70.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3975, 43.6766, 15.8822) |
| Luminance | 0.4367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.78
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.80
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.11
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.34
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.43
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A55B #5B97E1
analogous
#E1625B #E1A55B #DAE15B
triadic
#E1A55B #5BE1A5 #A55BE1
tetradic
#E1A55B #5BE162 #5B97E1 #E15BDA
square
#E1A55B #5BE162 #5B97E1 #E15BDA
split-complementary
#E1A55B #5BDAE1 #625BE1
monochromatic
#A4681E #D78927 #E1A55B #EAC18F #F4DEC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#E1A55B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#E1A55B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A55B
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A55B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A55B | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA854
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B65D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F39694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a55b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 165, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.116 70.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eebf8b',
500: '#e1a55b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a55b; $custom-light: #eebf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a55b",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 165,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.134,
"s": 69.072,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76402,
"c": 0.11551,
"h": 70.4
},
"luminance": 0.43673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A55B
secondary
#B3C9E5
accent
#69D114
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF7F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D