#E3AF3E#E3AF3E
#E3AF3E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.139 H 83.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3AF3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 175, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 75%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 73%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 72.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.41, 8.15, 62.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.41, 62.77, 82.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.24% 0.0169 0.138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.24% 0.139 83) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8810, 47.3421, 11.1726) |
| Luminance | 0.4734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 2.51
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.17
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.66
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.82
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.14
Orangey Yellow
#FDB915
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3AF3E #3E72E3
analogous
#E35D3E #E3AF3E #C5E33E
triadic
#E3AF3E #3EE3AF #AF3EE3
tetradic
#E3AF3E #3EE35D #3E72E3 #E33EC5
square
#E3AF3E #3EE35D #3E72E3 #E33EC5
split-complementary
#E3AF3E #3EC5E3 #5D3EE3
monochromatic
#916A15 #C7911D #E3AF3E #EBC573 #F3DBA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#E3AF3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.47
#E3AF3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3AF3E
10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3AF3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3AF3E | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.47 | 10.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5AF2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BC43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3af3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 175, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.139 83.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c67a',
500: '#e3af3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3af3e; $custom-light: #f0c67a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3af3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 175,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.091,
"s": 74.661,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7824,
"c": 0.13899,
"h": 83
},
"luminance": 0.47339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3AF3E
secondary
#9DB2E0
accent
#71F137
background
#FFFCF7
surface
#FFF8EE
border
#D7D1C9
text
#17130A
muted
#85827C