#E5AE78#E5AE78
#E5AE78 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.095 H 65.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5AE78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 174, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 68%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 48%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 47.6%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.01, 13.61, 35.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.01, 37.94, 68.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.96% 0.04 0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.96% 0.095 65.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8415, 48.2894, 24.4086) |
| Luminance | 0.4829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.84
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.40
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.57
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.42
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.72
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5AE78 #78AFE5
analogous
#E57878 #E5AE78 #E5E578
triadic
#E5AE78 #78E5AE #AE78E5
tetradic
#E5AE78 #78E578 #78AFE5 #E578E5
square
#E5AE78 #78E578 #78AFE5 #E578E5
split-complementary
#E5AE78 #78E5E5 #7878E5
monochromatic
#BE7125 #DB8F45 #E5AE78 #EFCDAB #F9ECDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E5AE78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.66
#E5AE78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5AE78
10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5AE78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5AE78 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.66 | 10.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B174
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBE79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A2A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5ae78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 174, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.095 65.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c69f',
500: '#e5ae78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5ae78; $custom-light: #f0c69f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5ae78",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 174,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.725,
"s": 67.702,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78961,
"c": 0.09521,
"h": 65.2
},
"luminance": 0.48286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5AE78
secondary
#CCDDED
accent
#74D016
background
#FEFCF9
surface
#FDF8F2
border
#D5D1CC
text
#17130E
muted
#85827E