#E5A55E#E5A55E
#E5A55E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.116 H 67.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5A55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 165, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.9%, 59%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.48, 16.21, 45.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.48, 48.43, 70.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.88% 0.0445 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.88% 0.116 67.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7914, 44.3801, 16.6366) |
| Luminance | 0.4438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.33
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.32
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.39
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.50
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.48
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5A55E #5E9EE5
analogous
#E5615E #E5A55E #E1E55E
triadic
#E5A55E #5EE5A5 #A55EE5
tetradic
#E5A55E #5EE561 #5E9EE5 #E55EE1
square
#E5A55E #5EE561 #5E9EE5 #E55EE1
split-complementary
#E5A55E #5EE1E5 #615EE5
monochromatic
#AD681C #DC8829 #E5A55E #EEC293 #F6E0C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#E5A55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#E5A55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5A55E
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5A55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5A55E | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA958
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B85F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F89694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5a55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 165, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.116 67.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1bf8d',
500: '#e5a55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5a55e; $custom-light: #f1bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5a55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 165,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.556,
"s": 72.193,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76877,
"c": 0.11608,
"h": 67.4
},
"luminance": 0.44376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5A55E
secondary
#B7CEE7
accent
#6ED411
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D