#E3A561#E3A561
#E3A561 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.112 H 67.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3A561 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 165, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 70%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 57%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.3%, 57.3%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.30, 15.61, 43.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.30, 46.55, 70.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.7% 0.0433 0.1037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.7% 0.112 67.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2940, 44.1077, 17.3297) |
| Luminance | 0.4410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.50
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.67
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.79
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.90
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 7.01
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3A561 #619FE3
analogous
#E36461 #E3A561 #E0E361
triadic
#E3A561 #61E3A5 #A561E3
tetradic
#E3A561 #61E364 #619FE3 #E361E0
square
#E3A561 #61E364 #619FE3 #E361E0
split-complementary
#E3A561 #61E0E3 #6461E3
monochromatic
#AB681E #DA872D #E3A561 #ECC395 #F5E0C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#E3A561 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#E3A561 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3A561
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3A561 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3A561 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA95B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B762
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F59795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3a561; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 165, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.112 67.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efbf8f',
500: '#e3a561',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3a561; $custom-light: #efbf8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3a561",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 165,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.385,
"s": 69.892,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76699,
"c": 0.11233,
"h": 67.3
},
"luminance": 0.44104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3A561
secondary
#B9CFE7
accent
#6ED214
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FEF7F0
border
#D6D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D