#E5A862#E5A862
#E5A862 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.113 H 68.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5A862 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 168, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 72%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 57%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 57.2%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.25, 14.91, 44.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.25, 46.98, 71.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.49% 0.0412 0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.49% 0.113 68.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5231, 45.5487, 17.7890) |
| Luminance | 0.4555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.92
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.55
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.56
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.87
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.33
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5A862 #629FE5
analogous
#E56762 #E5A862 #E1E562
triadic
#E5A862 #62E5A8 #A862E5
tetradic
#E5A862 #62E567 #629FE5 #E562E1
square
#E5A862 #62E567 #629FE5 #E562E1
split-complementary
#E5A862 #62E1E5 #6762E5
monochromatic
#B06B1D #DC8B2D #E5A862 #EEC597 #F6E2CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#E5A862 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.11
#E5A862 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5A862
10.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5A862 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5A862 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.11 | 10.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBBA63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79A97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5a862; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 168, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.113 68.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c190',
500: '#e5a862',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5a862; $custom-light: #f1c190; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5a862",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 168,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.061,
"s": 71.585,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77493,
"c": 0.11302,
"h": 68.6
},
"luminance": 0.45545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5A862
secondary
#BBD0E8
accent
#6CD412
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120D
muted
#85817D