#E4A44D#E4A44D
#E4A44D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.128 H 72.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4A44D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 164, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 66.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.95, 15.21, 53.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.95, 55.34, 74.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.38% 0.0393 0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.38% 0.128 72.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6129, 43.5844, 12.9774) |
| Luminance | 0.4358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.88
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.05
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.90
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.00
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.66
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4A44D #4D8DE4
analogous
#E4594D #E4A44D #D8E44D
triadic
#E4A44D #4DE4A4 #A44DE4
tetradic
#E4A44D #4DE459 #4D8DE4 #E44DD8
square
#E4A44D #4DE459 #4D8DE4 #E44DD8
split-complementary
#E4A44D #4DD8E4 #594DE4
monochromatic
#9F6618 #D48820 #E4A44D #ECBF82 #F4DAB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#E4A44D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#E4A44D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4A44D
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4A44D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4A44D | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA744
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB64F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4a44d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 164, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.128 72.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1be82',
500: '#e4a44d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4a44d; $custom-light: #f1be82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4a44d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 164,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.57,
"s": 73.659,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76379,
"c": 0.12756,
"h": 72.1
},
"luminance": 0.43581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4A44D
secondary
#A9C2E4
accent
#86F037
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C