#E4A55F#E4A55F
#E4A55F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.115 H 67.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4A55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 165, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 58.3%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.38, 15.87, 44.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.38, 47.71, 70.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.78% 0.0437 0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.78% 0.115 67.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5184, 44.2340, 16.8596) |
| Luminance | 0.4423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.47
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.56
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.60
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.62
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.67
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4A55F #5F9EE4
analogous
#E4625F #E4A55F #E0E45F
triadic
#E4A55F #5FE4A5 #A55FE4
tetradic
#E4A55F #5FE462 #5F9EE4 #E45FE0
square
#E4A55F #5FE462 #5F9EE4 #E45FE0
split-complementary
#E4A55F #5FE0E4 #625FE4
monochromatic
#AC681D #DB882B #E4A55F #EDC293 #F6E0C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#E4A55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#E4A55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4A55F
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4A55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4A55F | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA959
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B760
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69695
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4a55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 165, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.115 67.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0bf8e',
500: '#e4a55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4a55f; $custom-light: #f0bf8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4a55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 165,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.579,
"s": 71.123,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7678,
"c": 0.1146,
"h": 67.6
},
"luminance": 0.4423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4A55F
secondary
#B8CEE7
accent
#6ED312
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D