#E4A25D#E4A25D
#E4A25D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.116 H 65.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4A25D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 162, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.64, 17.32, 45.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.64, 48.32, 68.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% 0.0478 0.106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.116 65.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.8939, 43.1286, 16.2086) |
| Luminance | 0.4313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.78
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.21
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.56
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.72
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.20
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4A25D #5D9FE4
analogous
#E45E5D #E4A25D #E2E45D
triadic
#E4A25D #5DE4A2 #A25DE4
tetradic
#E4A25D #5DE45E #5D9FE4 #E45DE2
square
#E4A25D #5DE45E #5D9FE4 #E45DE2
split-complementary
#E4A25D #5DE2E4 #5E5DE4
monochromatic
#AA651C #DB8429 #E4A25D #EDC091 #F5DEC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#E4A25D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#E4A25D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4A25D
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4A25D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4A25D | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A657
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B65E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79392
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4a25d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 162, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.116 65.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bd8d',
500: '#e4a25d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4a25d; $custom-light: #f0bd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4a25d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 162,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.667,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76194,
"c": 0.11625,
"h": 65.7
},
"luminance": 0.43125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4A25D
secondary
#B6CEE7
accent
#71D312
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D