#E4A44C#E4A44C
#E4A44C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.128 H 72.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4A44C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 164, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 67%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 66.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.94, 15.15, 53.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.94, 55.76, 74.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.37% 0.039 0.1222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.37% 0.128 72.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.5779, 43.5704, 12.7928) |
| Luminance | 0.4357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.90
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.01
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.86
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.92
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.51
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4A44C #4C8CE4
analogous
#E4584C #E4A44C #D8E44C
triadic
#E4A44C #4CE4A4 #A44CE4
tetradic
#E4A44C #4CE458 #4C8CE4 #E44CD8
square
#E4A44C #4CE458 #4C8CE4 #E44CD8
split-complementary
#E4A44C #4CD8E4 #584CE4
monochromatic
#9E6518 #D38820 #E4A44C #ECBF81 #F4DAB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#E4A44C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#E4A44C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4A44C
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4A44C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4A44C | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA742
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB64E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4a44c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 164, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.128 72.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1be82',
500: '#e4a44c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4a44c; $custom-light: #f1be82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4a44c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 164,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.737,
"s": 73.786,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76368,
"c": 0.12824,
"h": 72.3
},
"luminance": 0.43567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4A44C
secondary
#A8C1E3
accent
#85F037
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C