#E4AE5D#E4AE5D
#E4AE5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.117 H 75.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4AE5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 174, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 59.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.55, 10.93, 48.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.55, 49.75, 77.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.46% 0.0289 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.46% 0.117 75.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1094, 47.5598, 16.9472) |
| Luminance | 0.4756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.38
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.53
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.20
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.30
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.35
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4AE5D #5D93E4
analogous
#E46A5D #E4AE5D #D7E45D
triadic
#E4AE5D #5DE4AE #AE5DE4
tetradic
#E4AE5D #5DE46A #5D93E4 #E45DD7
square
#E4AE5D #5DE46A #5D93E4 #E45DD7
split-complementary
#E4AE5D #5DD7E4 #6A5DE4
monochromatic
#AA711C #DB9429 #E4AE5D #EDC891 #F5E2C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#E4AE5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.51
#E4AE5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4AE5D
10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4AE5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4AE5D | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.51 | 10.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A09B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4ae5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 174, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.117 75.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c68d',
500: '#e4ae5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4ae5d; $custom-light: #f0c68d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4ae5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 174,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78462,
"c": 0.11705,
"h": 75.7
},
"luminance": 0.47556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4AE5D
secondary
#B6CAE7
accent
#5FD312
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D