#E2A359#E2A359
#E2A359 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.118 H 68.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2A359 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 163, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.9%, 60.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.61, 15.67, 47.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.61, 49.56, 71.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.11% 0.0425 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.11% 0.118 68.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2672, 43.0879, 15.3292) |
| Luminance | 0.4308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.12
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.50
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.02
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.42
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.46
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2A359 #5998E2
analogous
#E25F59 #E2A359 #DCE259
triadic
#E2A359 #59E2A3 #A359E2
tetradic
#E2A359 #59E25F #5998E2 #E259DC
square
#E2A359 #59E25F #5998E2 #E259DC
split-complementary
#E2A359 #59DCE2 #5F59E2
monochromatic
#A4661D #D88626 #E2A359 #EBC08D #F4DDC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E2A359 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#E2A359 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2A359
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2A359 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2A359 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A752
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B55B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F59492
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2a359; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 163, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.118 68.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbe8a',
500: '#e2a359',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2a359; $custom-light: #efbe8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2a359",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 163,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.409,
"s": 70.256,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76109,
"c": 0.11766,
"h": 68.8
},
"luminance": 0.43084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2A359
secondary
#B2C9E5
accent
#6BD213
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D