#E1A656#E1A656
#E1A656 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.119 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1A656 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 166, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 61.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.20, 13.45, 49.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.20, 50.94, 74.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.53% 0.0356 0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.53% 0.119 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3700, 43.9553, 14.8443) |
| Luminance | 0.4395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.70
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.74
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.76
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.09
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.87
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1A656 #5691E1
analogous
#E16056 #E1A656 #D7E156
triadic
#E1A656 #56E1A6 #A656E1
tetradic
#E1A656 #56E160 #5691E1 #E156D7
square
#E1A656 #56E160 #5691E1 #E156D7
split-complementary
#E1A656 #56D7E1 #6056E1
monochromatic
#A0681C #D48A26 #E1A656 #EAC18A #F3DDBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#E1A656 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#E1A656 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1A656
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1A656 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1A656 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA94E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B758
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F39794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1a656; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 166, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.119 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec088',
500: '#e1a656',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1a656; $custom-light: #eec088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1a656",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 166,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.532,
"s": 69.849,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7653,
"c": 0.11938,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.43952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1A656
secondary
#AFC5E4
accent
#64D214
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF7F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C