#E2A35E#E2A35E
#E2A35E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.114 H 67.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2A35E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 163, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.9%, 58.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.67, 16.03, 44.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.67, 47.39, 70.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.17% 0.0442 0.105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.17% 0.114 67.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4843, 43.1748, 16.4728) |
| Luminance | 0.4317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.79
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.92
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.94
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.79
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2A35E #5E9DE2
analogous
#E2615E #E2A35E #DFE25E
triadic
#E2A35E #5EE2A3 #A35EE2
tetradic
#E2A35E #5EE261 #5E9DE2 #E25EDF
square
#E2A35E #5EE261 #5E9DE2 #E25EDF
split-complementary
#E2A35E #5EDFE2 #615EE2
monochromatic
#A7661E #D9852A #E2A35E #EBC192 #F5DEC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E2A35E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#E2A35E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2A35E
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2A35E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2A35E | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A758
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B55F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2a35e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 163, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.114 67.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbe8d',
500: '#e2a35e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2a35e; $custom-light: #efbe8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2a35e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 163,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.364,
"s": 69.474,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76174,
"c": 0.11392,
"h": 67.2
},
"luminance": 0.43171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2A35E
secondary
#B6CDE6
accent
#6ED114
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF6F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D