#E3AF55#E3AF55
#E3AF55 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.123 H 79.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3AF55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 175, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 62.6%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.60, 9.43, 52.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.60, 53.24, 79.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.46% 0.0235 0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.46% 0.123 79) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6510, 47.6500, 15.2275) |
| Luminance | 0.4765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.67
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.51
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.57
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.83
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.99
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3AF55 #5589E3
analogous
#E36855 #E3AF55 #D0E355
triadic
#E3AF55 #55E3AF #AF55E3
tetradic
#E3AF55 #55E368 #5589E3 #E355D0
square
#E3AF55 #55E368 #5589E3 #E355D0
split-complementary
#E3AF55 #55D0E3 #6855E3
monochromatic
#A3711B #D79523 #E3AF55 #ECC88A #F4E0BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#E3AF55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#E3AF55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3AF55
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3AF55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3AF55 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B04C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BD58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5A09B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3af55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 175, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.123 79.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efc688',
500: '#e3af55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3af55; $custom-light: #efc688; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3af55",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 175,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.028,
"s": 71.717,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78456,
"c": 0.12307,
"h": 79
},
"luminance": 0.47647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3AF55
secondary
#AFC3E5
accent
#59D412
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D