#E5A55D#E5A55D
#E5A55D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.117 H 67.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5A55D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 165, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.9%, 59.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.47, 16.14, 46.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.47, 48.86, 70.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.86% 0.0442 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.86% 0.117 67.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7469, 44.3622, 16.4018) |
| Luminance | 0.4436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.47
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.23
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.43
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.60
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.34
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5A55D #5D9DE5
analogous
#E5615D #E5A55D #E1E55D
triadic
#E5A55D #5DE5A5 #A55DE5
tetradic
#E5A55D #5DE561 #5D9DE5 #E55DE1
square
#E5A55D #5DE561 #5D9DE5 #E55DE1
split-complementary
#E5A55D #5DE1E5 #615DE5
monochromatic
#AC681C #DD8828 #E5A55D #EDC292 #F6E0C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#E5A55D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#E5A55D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5A55D
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5A55D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5A55D | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA956
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B85E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F89694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5a55d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 165, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.117 67.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1bf8d',
500: '#e5a55d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5a55d; $custom-light: #f1bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5a55d",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 165,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.765,
"s": 72.34,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76864,
"c": 0.11682,
"h": 67.8
},
"luminance": 0.44359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5A55D
secondary
#B7CDE7
accent
#6DD411
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D