#E2A55E#E2A55E
#E2A55E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.114 H 68.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2A55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 58.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.16, 14.96, 45.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.16, 47.58, 71.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.55% 0.0411 0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.55% 0.114 68.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8422, 43.8906, 16.5921) |
| Luminance | 0.4389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.13
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.78
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.16
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.18
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.57
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2A55E #5E9BE2
analogous
#E2635E #E2A55E #DDE25E
triadic
#E2A55E #5EE2A5 #A55EE2
tetradic
#E2A55E #5EE263 #5E9BE2 #E25EDD
square
#E2A55E #5EE263 #5E9BE2 #E25EDD
split-complementary
#E2A55E #5EDDE2 #635EE2
monochromatic
#A7681E #D9882A #E2A55E #EBC292 #F5DFC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#E2A55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#E2A55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2A55E
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2A55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2A55E | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA858
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F49694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2a55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.114 68.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbf8d',
500: '#e2a55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2a55e; $custom-light: #efbf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2a55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.273,
"s": 69.474,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76549,
"c": 0.1139,
"h": 68.9
},
"luminance": 0.43887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2A55E
secondary
#B6CCE6
accent
#6CD114
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF7F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D