#E5AD5B#E5AD5B
#E5AD5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.119 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5AD5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 173, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 73%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 60.3%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.38, 11.74, 49.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.38, 50.72, 76.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.35% 0.0309 0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.35% 0.119 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1478, 47.3039, 16.4375) |
| Luminance | 0.4730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.16
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.69
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.03
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.23
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.55
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5AD5B #5B93E5
analogous
#E5685B #E5AD5B #D8E55B
triadic
#E5AD5B #5BE5AD #AD5BE5
tetradic
#E5AD5B #5BE568 #5B93E5 #E55BD8
square
#E5AD5B #5BE568 #5B93E5 #E55BD8
split-complementary
#E5AD5B #5BD8E5 #685BE5
monochromatic
#AB701B #DD9326 #E5AD5B #EDC790 #F6E2C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#E5AD5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.46
#E5AD5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5AD5B
10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5AD5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5AD5B | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.46 | 10.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AF53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBC5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79E9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5ad5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 173, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.119 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c58c',
500: '#e5ad5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5ad5b; $custom-light: #f1c58c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5ad5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 173,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.652,
"s": 72.632,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78351,
"c": 0.119,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5AD5B
secondary
#B5C9E7
accent
#60D511
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D