#E4AF55#E4AF55
#E4AF55 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.124 H 78.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4AF55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 175, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 73%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 62.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.71, 9.85, 52.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.71, 53.46, 79.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.56% 0.0246 0.1211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.56% 0.124 78.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9674, 47.8132, 15.2423) |
| Luminance | 0.4781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.67
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.56
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.67
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.68
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.03
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4AF55 #558AE4
analogous
#E46855 #E4AF55 #D2E455
triadic
#E4AF55 #55E4AF #AF55E4
tetradic
#E4AF55 #55E468 #558AE4 #E455D2
square
#E4AF55 #55E468 #558AE4 #E455D2
split-complementary
#E4AF55 #55D2E4 #6855E4
monochromatic
#A4711A #D99623 #E4AF55 #ECC88A #F5E1BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#E4AF55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#E4AF55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4AF55
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4AF55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4AF55 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B04C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BD58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A09B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4af55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 175, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.124 78.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c688',
500: '#e4af55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4af55; $custom-light: #f0c688; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4af55",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 175,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.762,
"s": 72.589,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7856,
"c": 0.12357,
"h": 78.5
},
"luminance": 0.4781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4AF55
secondary
#B0C3E5
accent
#59D511
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D