#E2AE2D#E2AE2D
#E2AE2D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.147 H 84.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2AE2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 174, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 76%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 80%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 80.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.95, 7.59, 67.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.95, 68.37, 83.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.83% 0.0134 0.1467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.83% 0.147 84.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9769, 46.6338, 9.0091) |
| Luminance | 0.4663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 2.43
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 2.66
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.81
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.93
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.58
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2AE2D #2D61E2
analogous
#E2532D #E2AE2D #BCE22D
triadic
#E2AE2D #2DE2AE #AE2DE2
tetradic
#E2AE2D #2DE253 #2D61E2 #E22DBC
square
#E2AE2D #2DE253 #2D61E2 #E22DBC
split-complementary
#E2AE2D #2DBCE2 #532DE2
monochromatic
#836212 #B88B19 #E2AE2D #E9C363 #F1D799
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#E2AE2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#E2AE2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2AE2D
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2AE2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2AE2D | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AE0E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BB34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ae2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 174, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.147 84.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c571',
500: '#e2ae2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ae2d; $custom-light: #f0c571; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ae2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 174,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.762,
"s": 75.732,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77828,
"c": 0.14729,
"h": 84.8
},
"luminance": 0.4663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2AE2D
secondary
#8EA5DC
accent
#6CF235
background
#FFFCF7
surface
#FFF8ED
border
#D7D1C8
text
#181208
muted
#86817B