#E1AE50#E1AE50
#E1AE50 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.126 H 80.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1AE50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 174, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 64.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.10, 8.80, 54.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.10, 54.82, 80.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78% 0.0211 0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.126 80.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6381, 46.8621, 14.1241) |
| Luminance | 0.4686 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.30
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.79
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.50
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.73
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.88
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1AE50 #5083E1
analogous
#E16650 #E1AE50 #CBE150
triadic
#E1AE50 #50E1AE #AE50E1
tetradic
#E1AE50 #50E166 #5083E1 #E150CB
square
#E1AE50 #50E166 #5083E1 #E150CB
split-complementary
#E1AE50 #50CBE1 #6650E1
monochromatic
#9C6E1B #D09324 #E1AE50 #EAC684 #F3DEB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#E1AE50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#E1AE50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1AE50
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1AE50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1AE50 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3AF46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F39F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ae50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 174, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.126 80.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec585',
500: '#e1ae50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ae50; $custom-light: #eec585; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ae50",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 174,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.897,
"s": 70.732,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78,
"c": 0.1256,
"h": 80.3
},
"luminance": 0.46859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1AE50
secondary
#AABEE2
accent
#79ED3A
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8EF
border
#D6D1CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C