#E4AE72#E4AE72
#E4AE72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.100 H 68.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4AE72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 174, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 50%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.81, 12.64, 38.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.81, 40.31, 71.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.76% 0.0365 0.0926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.76% 0.1 68.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1705, 47.9842, 22.5357) |
| Luminance | 0.4798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.67
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.77
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.96
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.08
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.75
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4AE72 #72A8E4
analogous
#E47572 #E4AE72 #E1E472
triadic
#E4AE72 #72E4AE #AE72E4
tetradic
#E4AE72 #72E475 #72A8E4 #E472E1
square
#E4AE72 #72E475 #72A8E4 #E472E1
split-complementary
#E4AE72 #72E1E4 #7572E4
monochromatic
#B87223 #DA903F #E4AE72 #EECCA5 #F8E9D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#E4AE72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#E4AE72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4AE72
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4AE72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4AE72 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B16D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBD73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4ae72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 174, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.100 68.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efc69b',
500: '#e4ae72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4ae72; $custom-light: #efc69b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4ae72",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 174,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.579,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78759,
"c": 0.09952,
"h": 68.5
},
"luminance": 0.47981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4AE72
secondary
#C7D8EB
accent
#6ED016
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#17130E
muted
#85827E