#E4AE60#E4AE60
#E4AE60 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.115 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4AE60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 174, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 71%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 57.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.58, 11.15, 47.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.58, 48.40, 76.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.5% 0.0299 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.5% 0.115 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2449, 47.6140, 17.6607) |
| Luminance | 0.4761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.37
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.68
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.31
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.36
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.46
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4AE60 #6096E4
analogous
#E46C60 #E4AE60 #D8E460
triadic
#E4AE60 #60E4AE #AE60E4
tetradic
#E4AE60 #60E46C #6096E4 #E460D8
square
#E4AE60 #60E46C #6096E4 #E460D8
split-complementary
#E4AE60 #60D8E4 #6C60E4
monochromatic
#AC721D #DB932C #E4AE60 #EDC994 #F6E3C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#E4AE60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#E4AE60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4AE60
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4AE60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4AE60 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B059
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4ae60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 174, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.115 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c68f',
500: '#e4ae60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4ae60; $custom-light: #f0c68f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4ae60",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 174,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.455,
"s": 70.968,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.785,
"c": 0.11461,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.47611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4AE60
secondary
#B9CCE7
accent
#61D313
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8F0
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D