#E29231#E29231
#E29231 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.369; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.143 H 66.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E29231 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 146, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 75%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 78%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.4%, 78.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.24, 22.64, 60.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.24, 64.51, 69.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.59% 0.0576 0.1313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.59% 0.143 66.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2007, 36.9524, 7.8152) |
| Luminance | 0.3695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 3.95
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.26
Tangerine
#F28500
ΔE00 5.60
Tangerine (survey)
#FF9408
ΔE00 5.64
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.09
Darkorange
#FF8C00
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E29231 #3181E2
analogous
#E23A31 #E29231 #DAE231
triadic
#E29231 #31E292 #9231E2
tetradic
#E29231 #31E23A #3181E2 #E231DA
square
#E29231 #31E23A #3181E2 #E231DA
split-complementary
#E29231 #31DAE2 #3A31E2
monochromatic
#865213 #BB731A #E29231 #EAAE67 #F1CB9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#E29231 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#E29231 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E29231
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E29231 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E29231 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.39 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9821
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAB33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F77F7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e29231; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 146, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.143 66.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1b270',
500: '#e29231',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e29231; $custom-light: #f1b270; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e29231",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 146,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.881,
"s": 75.319,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72592,
"c": 0.14336,
"h": 66.3
},
"luminance": 0.36948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E29231
secondary
#92B4DD
accent
#8BF236
background
#FFFAF7
surface
#FFF5ED
border
#D7CFC8
text
#181008
muted
#867F7B