#E2A23C#E2A23C
#E2A23C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.137 H 75.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2A23C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 162, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 73%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 73.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.10, 14.55, 59.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.10, 61.48, 76.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.62% 0.0352 0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.62% 0.137 75.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1031, 42.3394, 10.0709) |
| Luminance | 0.4234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.96
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.07
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.20
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.35
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.88
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2A23C #3C7CE2
analogous
#E24F3C #E2A23C #CFE23C
triadic
#E2A23C #3CE2A2 #A23CE2
tetradic
#E2A23C #3CE24F #3C7CE2 #E23CCF
square
#E2A23C #3CE24F #3C7CE2 #E23CCF
split-complementary
#E2A23C #3CCFE2 #4F3CE2
monochromatic
#8E6015 #C4831D #E2A23C #EABB71 #F2D5A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#E2A23C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#E2A23C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2A23C
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2A23C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2A23C | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.47 | 9.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A52E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B43F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6918D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2a23c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 162, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.137 75.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bd78',
500: '#e2a23c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2a23c; $custom-light: #f0bd78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2a23c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 162,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.867,
"s": 74.107,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75624,
"c": 0.13688,
"h": 75.1
},
"luminance": 0.42336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2A23C
secondary
#9BB5DF
accent
#7FF137
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF6EE
border
#D7D0C9
text
#181209
muted
#86817B