#E4A55C#E4A55C
#E4A55C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.117 H 68.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4A55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 165, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 59.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.35, 15.65, 46.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.35, 49.01, 71.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.74% 0.0427 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.74% 0.117 68.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3846, 44.1805, 16.1552) |
| Luminance | 0.4418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.87
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.30
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.74
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.93
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.24
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4A55C #5C9BE4
analogous
#E4615C #E4A55C #DFE45C
triadic
#E4A55C #5CE4A5 #A55CE4
tetradic
#E4A55C #5CE461 #5C9BE4 #E45CDF
square
#E4A55C #5CE461 #5C9BE4 #E45CDF
split-complementary
#E4A55C #5CDFE4 #615CE4
monochromatic
#AA681C #DB8827 #E4A55C #EDC291 #F5DFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#E4A55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.84
#E4A55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4A55C
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4A55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4A55C | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.84 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA955
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B75D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4a55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 165, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.117 68.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bf8c',
500: '#e4a55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4a55c; $custom-light: #f0bf8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4a55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 165,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.206,
"s": 71.579,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76741,
"c": 0.11685,
"h": 68.6
},
"luminance": 0.44177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4A55C
secondary
#B5CCE7
accent
#6CD412
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D