#E2AE79#E2AE79
#E2AE79 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.092 H 66.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2AE79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 174, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 64%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 46.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.71, 12.49, 34.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.71, 36.65, 70.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.67% 0.0369 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.67% 0.092 66.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9534, 47.8244, 24.6854) |
| Luminance | 0.4782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.24
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.98
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.12
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.14
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.24
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2AE79 #79ADE2
analogous
#E27979 #E2AE79 #E1E279
triadic
#E2AE79 #79E2AE #AE79E2
tetradic
#E2AE79 #79E279 #79ADE2 #E279E1
square
#E2AE79 #79E279 #79ADE2 #E279E1
split-complementary
#E2AE79 #79E1E2 #7979E2
monochromatic
#B97128 #D79047 #E2AE79 #EDCCAB #F8EBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#E2AE79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#E2AE79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2AE79
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2AE79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2AE79 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFB175
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBD7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2A2A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ae79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 174, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.092 66.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edc6a0',
500: '#e2ae79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ae79; $custom-light: #edc6a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ae79",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 174,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.286,
"s": 64.417,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78667,
"c": 0.09204,
"h": 66.4
},
"luminance": 0.47821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2AE79
secondary
#CBDBEB
accent
#72CC19
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#17130F
muted
#85827E