#E4B545#E4B545
#E4B545 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.137 H 85.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4B545 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 181, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 75%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 70%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 69.7%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, 5.75, 61.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 61.36, 84.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.57% 0.0107 0.1368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.57% 0.137 85.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5959, 49.9747, 12.6629) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.07
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.69
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.55
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.99
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.10
Golden Rod
#F9BC08
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4B545 #4574E4
analogous
#E46545 #E4B545 #C4E445
triadic
#E4B545 #45E4B5 #B545E4
tetradic
#E4B545 #45E465 #4574E4 #E445C4
square
#E4B545 #45E465 #4574E4 #E445C4
split-complementary
#E4B545 #45C4E4 #6545E4
monochromatic
#987216 #CE9A1E #E4B545 #ECCA7A #F4E0B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#E4B545 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#E4B545 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4B545
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4B545 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4B545 | 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)
#CAB436
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C14A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7A59E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4b545; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 181, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.137 85.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1ca7f',
500: '#e4b545',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4b545; $custom-light: #f1ca7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4b545",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 181,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.264,
"s": 74.648,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79572,
"c": 0.13719,
"h": 85.5
},
"luminance": 0.49971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4B545
secondary
#A3B5E2
accent
#6EF137
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8EF
border
#D7D1CA
text
#17130A
muted
#85827C