#E5A45D#E5A45D
#E5A45D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.117 H 66.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5A45D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 164, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 59.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.23, 16.67, 45.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.23, 48.77, 70.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.68% 0.0458 0.1075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.68% 0.117 66.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5672, 44.0029, 16.3419) |
| Luminance | 0.4400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.12
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.24
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.32
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.48
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.62
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5A45D #5D9EE5
analogous
#E5605D #E5A45D #E2E55D
triadic
#E5A45D #5DE5A4 #A45DE5
tetradic
#E5A45D #5DE560 #5D9EE5 #E55DE2
square
#E5A45D #5DE560 #5D9EE5 #E55DE2
split-complementary
#E5A45D #5DE2E5 #605DE5
monochromatic
#AC671C #DD8628 #E5A45D #EDC292 #F6DFC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#E5A45D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#E5A45D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5A45D
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5A45D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5A45D | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9A857
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B75E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F89593
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5a45d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 164, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.117 66.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1bf8d',
500: '#e5a45d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5a45d; $custom-light: #f1bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5a45d",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 164,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.324,
"s": 72.34,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76677,
"c": 0.11686,
"h": 66.9
},
"luminance": 0.43999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5A45D
secondary
#B7CEE7
accent
#6ED411
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D