#E2A55C#E2A55C
#E2A55C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.115 H 69.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2A55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 165, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 59.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.13, 14.82, 46.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.13, 48.46, 72.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.52% 0.0403 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.52% 0.115 69.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7537, 43.8552, 16.1256) |
| Luminance | 0.4385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.40
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.64
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.27
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.37
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.39
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2A55C #5C99E2
analogous
#E2625C #E2A55C #DCE25C
triadic
#E2A55C #5CE2A5 #A55CE2
tetradic
#E2A55C #5CE262 #5C99E2 #E25CDC
square
#E2A55C #5CE262 #5C99E2 #E25CDC
split-complementary
#E2A55C #5CDCE2 #625CE2
monochromatic
#A6681E #D98828 #E2A55C #EBC290 #F4DEC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#E2A55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#E2A55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2A55C
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2A55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2A55C | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA855
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B75E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2a55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 165, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.115 69.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbf8c',
500: '#e2a55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2a55c; $custom-light: #efbf8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2a55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 165,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.687,
"s": 69.792,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76523,
"c": 0.11543,
"h": 69.5
},
"luminance": 0.43852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2A55C
secondary
#B4CBE5
accent
#6AD214
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF7F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D