#E2AE61#E2AE61
#E2AE61 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.113 H 75.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2AE61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 174, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 57%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 57.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.39, 10.40, 46.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.39, 47.48, 77.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.3% 0.028 0.1091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.3% 0.113 75.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6603, 47.3071, 17.8752) |
| Luminance | 0.4730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.92
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.81
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.97
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.14
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.32
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2AE61 #6195E2
analogous
#E26D61 #E2AE61 #D5E261
triadic
#E2AE61 #61E2AE #AE61E2
tetradic
#E2AE61 #61E26D #6195E2 #E261D5
square
#E2AE61 #61E26D #6195E2 #E261D5
split-complementary
#E2AE61 #61D5E2 #6D61E2
monochromatic
#A9721F #D9932D #E2AE61 #EBC995 #F5E3C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#E2AE61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.46
#E2AE61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2AE61
10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2AE61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2AE61 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.46 | 10.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B05A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBC63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ae61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 174, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.113 75.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec690',
500: '#e2ae61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ae61; $custom-light: #eec690; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ae61",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 174,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.814,
"s": 68.984,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78304,
"c": 0.11262,
"h": 75.6
},
"luminance": 0.47304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2AE61
secondary
#B8CBE6
accent
#60D115
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8F0
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130D
muted
#85827D