#E49B51#E49B51
#E49B51 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.125 H 64.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49B51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 155, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 64.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.85, 20.25, 48.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.85, 52.99, 67.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.76% 0.0548 0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.76% 0.125 64.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2045, 40.5346, 13.2262) |
| Luminance | 0.4053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.89
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.70
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.14
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.89
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.91
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49B51 #519AE4
analogous
#E45151 #E49B51 #E3E451
triadic
#E49B51 #51E49B #9B51E4
tetradic
#E49B51 #51E451 #519AE4 #E451E3
square
#E49B51 #51E451 #519AE4 #E451E3
split-complementary
#E49B51 #51E3E4 #5151E4
monochromatic
#A25E19 #D77D21 #E49B51 #ECB986 #F4D8BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#E49B51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#E49B51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49B51
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49B51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49B51 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A14A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3B152
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F78B8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49b51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 155, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.125 64.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1b884',
500: '#e49b51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49b51; $custom-light: #f1b884; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49b51",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 155,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.204,
"s": 73.134,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74755,
"c": 0.12544,
"h": 64.1
},
"luminance": 0.40531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49B51
secondary
#ACC8E4
accent
#72D510
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17110B
muted
#85807C