#E5AA37#E5AA37
#E5AA37 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.142 H 79.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5AA37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 170, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 77%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 76%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 76%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.34, 11.36, 63.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.34, 64.99, 79.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.44% 0.0252 0.1402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.44% 0.142 79.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3806, 45.6870, 9.9367) |
| Luminance | 0.4568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 2.97
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.11
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 3.30
Yellow Orange
#FCB001
ΔE00 5.02
Saffron
#FEB209
ΔE00 5.25
Amber (survey)
#FEB308
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5AA37 #3772E5
analogous
#E55337 #E5AA37 #C9E537
triadic
#E5AA37 #37E5AA #AA37E5
tetradic
#E5AA37 #37E553 #3772E5 #E537C9
square
#E5AA37 #37E553 #3772E5 #E537C9
split-complementary
#E5AA37 #37C9E5 #5337E5
monochromatic
#8F6513 #C58B1A #E5AA37 #ECC16D #F3D8A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#E5AA37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#E5AA37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5AA37
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5AA37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5AA37 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AB24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBA3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99993
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5aa37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 170, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.142 79.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c376',
500: '#e5aa37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5aa37; $custom-light: #f2c376; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5aa37",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 170,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.655,
"s": 76.991,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77436,
"c": 0.14243,
"h": 79.8
},
"luminance": 0.45683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5AA37
secondary
#98B0E0
accent
#75F434
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF7ED
border
#D7D0C8
text
#181209
muted
#86817B