#E4AE5E#E4AE5E
#E4AE5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.116 H 75.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4AE5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 174, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 58.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.56, 11.00, 48.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.56, 49.30, 77.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.47% 0.0292 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.47% 0.116 75.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1540, 47.5776, 17.1820) |
| Luminance | 0.4757 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.37
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.57
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.30
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.35
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.37
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4AE5E #5E94E4
analogous
#E46B5E #E4AE5E #D7E45E
triadic
#E4AE5E #5EE4AE #AE5EE4
tetradic
#E4AE5E #5EE46B #5E94E4 #E45ED7
square
#E4AE5E #5EE46B #5E94E4 #E45ED7
split-complementary
#E4AE5E #5ED7E4 #6B5EE4
monochromatic
#AB721D #DB942A #E4AE5E #EDC892 #F6E3C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#E4AE5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.51
#E4AE5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4AE5E
10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4AE5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4AE5E | 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)
#C2B057
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4ae5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 174, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.116 75.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c68e',
500: '#e4ae5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4ae5e; $custom-light: #f0c68e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4ae5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 174,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.821,
"s": 71.277,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78474,
"c": 0.11624,
"h": 75.4
},
"luminance": 0.47574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4AE5E
secondary
#B7CAE7
accent
#60D312
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8F0
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D