#E1A64E#E1A64E
#E1A64E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.125 H 74.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A64E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 166, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 65%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 65.3%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.12, 12.94, 52.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.12, 54.40, 76.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.44% 0.033 0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.44% 0.125 74.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0656, 43.8335, 13.2408) |
| Luminance | 0.4383 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.40
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.78
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.92
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.12
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.18
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A64E #4E89E1
analogous
#E15D4E #E1A64E #D3E14E
triadic
#E1A64E #4EE1A6 #A64EE1
tetradic
#E1A64E #4EE15D #4E89E1 #E14ED3
square
#E1A64E #4EE15D #4E89E1 #E14ED3
split-complementary
#E1A64E #4ED3E1 #5D4EE1
monochromatic
#9A671A #CF8A23 #E1A64E #EAC082 #F3DBB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#E1A64E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#E1A64E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A64E
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A64E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A64E | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA845
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB751
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49693
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a64e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 166, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.125 74.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efc083',
500: '#e1a64e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a64e; $custom-light: #efc083; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a64e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 166,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.918,
"s": 71.014,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7644,
"c": 0.12523,
"h": 74.7
},
"luminance": 0.4383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A64E
secondary
#A9C0E2
accent
#82EE3A
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C