#E2A44E#E2A44E
#E2A44E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.126 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2A44E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 164, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 72%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 65%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 65.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, 14.42, 52.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 54.40, 74.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.17% 0.0373 0.12) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.17% 0.126 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0176, 43.2733, 13.1352) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.34
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.37
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.29
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.33
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.33
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2A44E #4E8CE2
analogous
#E25A4E #E2A44E #D6E24E
triadic
#E2A44E #4EE2A4 #A44EE2
tetradic
#E2A44E #4EE25A #4E8CE2 #E24ED6
square
#E2A44E #4EE25A #4E8CE2 #E24ED6
split-complementary
#E2A44E #4ED6E2 #5A4EE2
monochromatic
#9C651A #D18822 #E2A44E #EBBF83 #F3DAB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E2A44E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#E2A44E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2A44E
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2A44E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2A44E | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B650
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F59491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2a44e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 164, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.126 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbe83',
500: '#e2a44e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2a44e; $custom-light: #efbe83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2a44e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 164,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.865,
"s": 71.845,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76169,
"c": 0.12561,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.4327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2A44E
secondary
#A9C1E3
accent
#85EF39
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C