#E5A962#E5A962
#E5A962 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.113 H 69.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5A962 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 169, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 72%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 57%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 57.2%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.49, 14.38, 44.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.49, 47.08, 72.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.68% 0.0396 0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.68% 0.113 69.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7084, 45.9193, 17.8508) |
| Luminance | 0.4592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.31
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.56
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.76
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.12
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.13
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5A962 #629EE5
analogous
#E56862 #E5A962 #E0E562
triadic
#E5A962 #62E5A9 #A962E5
tetradic
#E5A962 #62E568 #629EE5 #E562E0
square
#E5A962 #62E568 #629EE5 #E562E0
split-complementary
#E5A962 #62E0E5 #6862E5
monochromatic
#B06C1D #DC8C2D #E5A962 #EEC697 #F6E3CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#E5A962 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#E5A962 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5A962
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5A962 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5A962 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAC5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79B98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5a962; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 169, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.113 69.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c290',
500: '#e5a962',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5a962; $custom-light: #f1c290; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5a962",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 169,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.519,
"s": 71.585,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77681,
"c": 0.11304,
"h": 69.5
},
"luminance": 0.45916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5A962
secondary
#BBCFE8
accent
#6BD412
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120D
muted
#85817D