#E4A55B#E4A55B
#E4A55B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.118 H 68.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4A55B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 165, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 60.1%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.34, 15.58, 46.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.34, 49.45, 71.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.73% 0.0423 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.73% 0.118 68.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3412, 44.1632, 15.9265) |
| Luminance | 0.4416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.01
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.22
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.80
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.04
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.11
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4A55B #5B9AE4
analogous
#E4615B #E4A55B #DEE45B
triadic
#E4A55B #5BE4A5 #A55BE4
tetradic
#E4A55B #5BE461 #5B9AE4 #E45BDE
square
#E4A55B #5BE461 #5B9AE4 #E45BDE
split-complementary
#E4A55B #5BDEE4 #615BE4
monochromatic
#A9681C #DB8826 #E4A55B #EDC290 #F5DFC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#E4A55B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#E4A55B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4A55B
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4A55B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4A55B | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA954
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B75D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4a55b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 165, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.118 68.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bf8b',
500: '#e4a55b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4a55b; $custom-light: #f0bf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4a55b",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 165,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.409,
"s": 71.728,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76728,
"c": 0.11759,
"h": 68.9
},
"luminance": 0.4416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4A55B
secondary
#B4CBE6
accent
#6BD412
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D