#E3A44F#E3A44F
#E3A44F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.126 H 72.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3A44F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 164, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 73%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 65%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 65.2%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.86, 14.90, 52.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.86, 54.24, 74.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.29% 0.0388 0.1194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.29% 0.126 72) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3683, 43.4500, 13.3402) |
| Luminance | 0.4345 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.08
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.29
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.19
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.26
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.56
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3A44F #4F8EE3
analogous
#E35A4F #E3A44F #D8E34F
triadic
#E3A44F #4FE3A4 #A44FE3
tetradic
#E3A44F #4FE35A #4F8EE3 #E34FD8
square
#E3A44F #4FE35A #4F8EE3 #E34FD8
split-complementary
#E3A44F #4FD8E3 #5A4FE3
monochromatic
#9E6619 #D38822 #E3A44F #EBBF84 #F4DBB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#E3A44F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#E3A44F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3A44F
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3A44F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3A44F | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA746
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B651
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3a44f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 164, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.126 72.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0be83',
500: '#e3a44f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3a44f; $custom-light: #f0be83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3a44f",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 164,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.459,
"s": 72.549,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7629,
"c": 0.12555,
"h": 72
},
"luminance": 0.43446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3A44F
secondary
#AAC3E3
accent
#86EF39
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C