#E49E5D#E49E5D
#E49E5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.117 H 62.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E49E5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 158, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.69, 19.46, 43.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.69, 48.09, 66.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.46% 0.0541 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.46% 0.117 62.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2004, 41.7418, 15.9775) |
| Luminance | 0.4174 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.09
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.65
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.16
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.74
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.67
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E49E5D #5DA3E4
analogous
#E45D5F #E49E5D #E4E25D
triadic
#E49E5D #5DE49E #9E5DE4
tetradic
#E49E5D #5FE45D #5DA3E4 #E25DE4
square
#E49E5D #5FE45D #5DA3E4 #E25DE4
split-complementary
#E49E5D #5DE4E2 #5D5FE4
monochromatic
#AA611C #DB7F29 #E49E5D #EDBD91 #F5DDC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#E49E5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#E49E5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E49E5D
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E49E5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E49E5D | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A357
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B35E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F78F8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e49e5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 158, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.117 62.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0ba8c',
500: '#e49e5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e49e5d; $custom-light: #f0ba8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e49e5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 158,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.889,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75455,
"c": 0.1168,
"h": 62.4
},
"luminance": 0.41738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E49E5D
secondary
#B6CFE7
accent
#76D312
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17110C
muted
#85807D