#E4AE66#E4AE66
#E4AE66 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.110 H 73.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4AE66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 174, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 70%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 55.3%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.65, 11.62, 44.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.65, 45.70, 75.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.58% 0.032 0.1049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.58% 0.11 73) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5318, 47.7287, 19.1715) |
| Luminance | 0.4773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.55
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.78
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.17
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.30
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.49
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4AE66 #669CE4
analogous
#E46F66 #E4AE66 #DBE466
triadic
#E4AE66 #66E4AE #AE66E4
tetradic
#E4AE66 #66E46F #669CE4 #E466DB
square
#E4AE66 #66E46F #669CE4 #E466DB
split-complementary
#E4AE66 #66DBE4 #6F66E4
monochromatic
#B0721F #DB9232 #E4AE66 #EDCA9A #F6E5CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#E4AE66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#E4AE66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4AE66
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4AE66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4AE66 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B060
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBD68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4ae66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 174, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.110 73.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c693',
500: '#e4ae66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4ae66; $custom-light: #f0c693; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4ae66",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 174,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 70,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7858,
"c": 0.10966,
"h": 73
},
"luminance": 0.47725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4AE66
secondary
#BDD0E9
accent
#65D214
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FEF8F1
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130D
muted
#85827E