#E4B45E#E4B45E
#E4B45E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.118 H 80.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4B45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 180, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 58.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, 7.83, 49.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 50.40, 81.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.63% 0.0199 0.1163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.63% 0.118 80.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3391, 49.9478, 17.5770) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.12
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.21
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.43
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.61
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.54
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4B45E #5E8EE4
analogous
#E4715E #E4B45E #D1E45E
triadic
#E4B45E #5EE4B4 #B45EE4
tetradic
#E4B45E #5EE471 #5E8EE4 #E45ED1
square
#E4B45E #5EE471 #5E8EE4 #E45ED1
split-complementary
#E4B45E #5ED1E4 #715EE4
monochromatic
#AB781D #DB9C2A #E4B45E #EDCC92 #F6E5C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#E4B45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#E4B45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4B45E
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4B45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4B45E | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B456
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C061
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A6A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4b45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 180, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.118 80.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0ca8e',
500: '#e4b45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4b45e; $custom-light: #f0ca8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4b45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 180,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.507,
"s": 71.277,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79634,
"c": 0.11795,
"h": 80.3
},
"luminance": 0.49945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4B45E
secondary
#B7C8E7
accent
#57D312
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8F0
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D