#E4AC4E#E4AC4E
#E4AC4E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.128 H 77.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4AC4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 172, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 65.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.90, 11.01, 54.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.90, 55.98, 78.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.91% 0.0271 0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.91% 0.128 77.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1255, 46.5526, 13.6571) |
| Luminance | 0.4655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.50
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.14
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.15
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.33
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.01
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4AC4E #4E86E4
analogous
#E4614E #E4AC4E #D1E44E
triadic
#E4AC4E #4EE4AC #AC4EE4
tetradic
#E4AC4E #4EE461 #4E86E4 #E44ED1
square
#E4AC4E #4EE461 #4E86E4 #E44ED1
split-complementary
#E4AC4E #4ED1E4 #614EE4
monochromatic
#9F6D18 #D49120 #E4AC4E #ECC583 #F4DEB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#E4AC4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#E4AC4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4AC4E
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4AC4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4AC4E | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AE44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79C98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4ac4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 172, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.128 77.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c483',
500: '#e4ac4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4ac4e; $custom-light: #f1c483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4ac4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 172,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.6,
"s": 73.529,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77908,
"c": 0.12799,
"h": 77.8
},
"luminance": 0.46549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4AC4E
secondary
#AAC0E4
accent
#7DF038
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8EF
border
#D7D1CA
text
#17120B
muted
#85817C