#E5AF50#E5AF50
#E5AF50 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.128 H 79.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5AF50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 175, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 74%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 65%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 65.1%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.76, 9.96, 54.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.76, 55.84, 79.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.61% 0.0242 0.1255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.61% 0.128 79.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0939, 47.9006, 14.2479) |
| Luminance | 0.4790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.98
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.12
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.40
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.40
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.14
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5AF50 #5086E5
analogous
#E56450 #E5AF50 #D0E550
triadic
#E5AF50 #50E5AF #AF50E5
tetradic
#E5AF50 #50E564 #5086E5 #E550D0
square
#E5AF50 #50E564 #5086E5 #E550D0
split-complementary
#E5AF50 #50D0E5 #6450E5
monochromatic
#A27018 #D89520 #E5AF50 #EDC785 #F5E0BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#E5AF50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#E5AF50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5AF50
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5AF50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5AF50 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 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)
#C4B046
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BD53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5af50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 175, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.128 79.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c685',
500: '#e5af50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5af50; $custom-light: #f1c685; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5af50",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 175,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.255,
"s": 74.129,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78611,
"c": 0.12781,
"h": 79.1
},
"luminance": 0.47897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5AF50
secondary
#ACC1E5
accent
#57D60F
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8EF
border
#D7D1CA
text
#17130B
muted
#85827C