#E4A55E#E4A55E
#E4A55E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.115 H 67.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4A55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 58.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.37, 15.79, 45.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.37, 48.14, 70.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.77% 0.0434 0.1069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.77% 0.115 67.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4732, 44.2160, 16.6217) |
| Luminance | 0.4421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.60
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.46
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.64
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.72
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.52
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4A55E #5E9DE4
analogous
#E4625E #E4A55E #E0E45E
triadic
#E4A55E #5EE4A5 #A55EE4
tetradic
#E4A55E #5EE462 #5E9DE4 #E45EE0
square
#E4A55E #5EE462 #5E9DE4 #E45EE0
split-complementary
#E4A55E #5EE0E4 #625EE4
monochromatic
#AB681D #DB882A #E4A55E #EDC292 #F6E0C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#E4A55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.84
#E4A55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4A55E
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4A55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4A55E | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.84 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 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)
#BAA958
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4a55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.115 67.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bf8d',
500: '#e4a55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4a55e; $custom-light: #f0bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4a55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.791,
"s": 71.277,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76767,
"c": 0.11534,
"h": 67.9
},
"luminance": 0.44212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4A55E
secondary
#B7CDE7
accent
#6DD312
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D