#E5AE5E#E5AE5E
#E5AE5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.117 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5AE5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 174, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 59%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, 11.42, 48.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 49.54, 76.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.58% 0.0304 0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.58% 0.117 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4722, 47.7417, 17.1969) |
| Luminance | 0.4774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.37
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.59
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.23
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.43
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.54
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5AE5E #5E95E5
analogous
#E56A5E #E5AE5E #D8E55E
triadic
#E5AE5E #5EE5AE #AE5EE5
tetradic
#E5AE5E #5EE56A #5E95E5 #E55ED8
square
#E5AE5E #5EE56A #5E95E5 #E55ED8
split-complementary
#E5AE5E #5ED8E5 #6A5EE5
monochromatic
#AD721C #DC9329 #E5AE5E #EEC993 #F6E3C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#E5AE5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#E5AE5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5AE5E
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5AE5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5AE5E | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B057
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F79F9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5ae5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 174, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.117 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c68e',
500: '#e5ae5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5ae5e; $custom-light: #f1c68e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5ae5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 174,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.556,
"s": 72.193,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78579,
"c": 0.11683,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.47738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5AE5E
secondary
#B7CBE7
accent
#61D411
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D