#E4AE73#E4AE73
#E4AE73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.099 H 68.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4AE73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 174, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 49.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.83, 12.73, 37.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.83, 39.86, 71.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.77% 0.0369 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.77% 0.099 68) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2278, 48.0071, 22.8371) |
| Luminance | 0.4800 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.63
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.72
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.90
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.11
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.85
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4AE73 #73A9E4
analogous
#E47573 #E4AE73 #E2E473
triadic
#E4AE73 #73E4AE #AE73E4
tetradic
#E4AE73 #73E475 #73A9E4 #E473E2
square
#E4AE73 #73E475 #73A9E4 #E473E2
split-complementary
#E4AE73 #73E2E4 #7573E4
monochromatic
#B97224 #DA9040 #E4AE73 #EECCA6 #F8E9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#E4AE73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#E4AE73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4AE73
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4AE73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4AE73 | 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)
#C0B16E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBD74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5A19F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4ae73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 174, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.099 68.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efc69c',
500: '#e4ae73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4ae73; $custom-light: #efc69c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4ae73",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 174,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.327,
"s": 67.665,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78775,
"c": 0.09866,
"h": 68
},
"luminance": 0.48004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4AE73
secondary
#C8D9EB
accent
#6FD016
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#17130E
muted
#85827E