#E5AE66#E5AE66
#E5AE66 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.110 H 72.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5AE66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 174, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 71%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 55%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 55.5%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.76, 12.03, 44.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.76, 45.95, 74.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.69% 0.0332 0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.69% 0.11 72.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8500, 47.8928, 19.1864) |
| Luminance | 0.4789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.80
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.86
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.02
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.29
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.50
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5AE66 #669DE5
analogous
#E56F66 #E5AE66 #DCE566
triadic
#E5AE66 #66E5AE #AE66E5
tetradic
#E5AE66 #66E56F #669DE5 #E566DC
square
#E5AE66 #66E56F #669DE5 #E566DC
split-complementary
#E5AE66 #66DCE5 #6F66E5
monochromatic
#B2721E #DC9232 #E5AE66 #EECA9A #F7E5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#E5AE66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#E5AE66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5AE66
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5AE66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5AE66 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B060
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5ae66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 174, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.110 72.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c693',
500: '#e5ae66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5ae66; $custom-light: #f0c693; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5ae66",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 174,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.016,
"s": 70.95,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78685,
"c": 0.1103,
"h": 72.5
},
"luminance": 0.47889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5AE66
secondary
#BED1E9
accent
#66D313
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FEF8F1
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130D
muted
#85827E