#E4A65C#E4A65C
#E4A65C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.117 H 69.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4A65C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 166, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 59.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.59, 15.12, 46.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.59, 49.11, 72.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.93% 0.0411 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.93% 0.117 69.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5657, 44.5427, 16.2155) |
| Luminance | 0.4454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.23
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.28
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.98
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.01
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.09
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4A65C #5C9AE4
analogous
#E4625C #E4A65C #DEE45C
triadic
#E4A65C #5CE4A6 #A65CE4
tetradic
#E4A65C #5CE462 #5C9AE4 #E45CDE
square
#E4A65C #5CE462 #5C9AE4 #E45CDE
split-complementary
#E4A65C #5CDEE4 #625CE4
monochromatic
#AA691C #DB8927 #E4A65C #EDC391 #F5DFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#E4A65C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.91
#E4A65C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4A65C
9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4A65C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4A65C | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.91 | 9.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA955
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB85E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F69795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4a65c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 166, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.117 69.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c08c',
500: '#e4a65c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4a65c; $custom-light: #f0c08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4a65c",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 166,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.647,
"s": 71.579,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76929,
"c": 0.11686,
"h": 69.4
},
"luminance": 0.44539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4A65C
secondary
#B5CCE7
accent
#6AD412
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D