#E2AE25#E2AE25
#E2AE25 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.151 H 85.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2AE25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 174, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 77%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 84%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 83.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.92, 7.35, 70.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.92, 70.70, 84.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.79% 0.0121 0.1501) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.79% 0.151 85.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8372, 46.5779, 8.2735) |
| Luminance | 0.4657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 2.50
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 2.90
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.41
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.70
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.38
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2AE25 #2559E2
analogous
#E25025 #E2AE25 #B8E225
triadic
#E2AE25 #25E2AE #AE25E2
tetradic
#E2AE25 #25E250 #2559E2 #E225B8
square
#E2AE25 #25E250 #2559E2 #E225B8
split-complementary
#E2AE25 #25B8E2 #5025E2
monochromatic
#7C5E11 #B28818 #E2AE25 #E9C25B #F0D691
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#E2AE25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#E2AE25 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2AE25
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2AE25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2AE25 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AE00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BB2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ae25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 174, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.151 85.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c56e',
500: '#e2ae25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ae25; $custom-light: #f1c56e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ae25",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 174,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.492,
"s": 76.518,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77788,
"c": 0.15062,
"h": 85.4
},
"luminance": 0.46574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2AE25
secondary
#889FDB
accent
#69F335
background
#FFFCF7
surface
#FFF8ED
border
#D7D1C8
text
#181208
muted
#86817B