#E5A65E#E5A65E
#E5A65E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.116 H 68.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5A65E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 166, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 59%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.72, 15.67, 45.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.72, 48.52, 71.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.06% 0.0429 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.06% 0.116 68.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9725, 44.7422, 16.6970) |
| Luminance | 0.4474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.69
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.26
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.60
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.64
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.22
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5A65E #5E9DE5
analogous
#E5625E #E5A65E #E1E55E
triadic
#E5A65E #5EE5A6 #A65EE5
tetradic
#E5A65E #5EE562 #5E9DE5 #E55EE1
square
#E5A65E #5EE562 #5E9DE5 #E55EE1
split-complementary
#E5A65E #5EE1E5 #625EE5
monochromatic
#AD691C #DC8929 #E5A65E #EEC393 #F6E0C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#E5A65E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#E5A65E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5A65E
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5A65E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5A65E | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAA57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB85F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F89795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5a65e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 166, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.116 68.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c08d',
500: '#e5a65e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5a65e; $custom-light: #f1c08d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5a65e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 166,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32,
"s": 72.193,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77064,
"c": 0.11606,
"h": 68.3
},
"luminance": 0.44739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5A65E
secondary
#B7CEE7
accent
#6CD411
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D