#E6A44A#E6A44A
#E6A44A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.131 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6A44A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 164, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 76%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 67.8%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.14, 15.88, 54.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.14, 57.12, 73.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.57% 0.0407 0.1243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.57% 0.131 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1478, 43.8721, 12.4623) |
| Luminance | 0.4387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.48
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.67
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.38
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.59
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.30
Orange
#FFA500
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6A44A #4A8CE6
analogous
#E6564A #E6A44A #DAE64A
triadic
#E6A44A #4AE6A4 #A44AE6
tetradic
#E6A44A #4AE656 #4A8CE6 #E64ADA
square
#E6A44A #4AE656 #4A8CE6 #E64ADA
split-complementary
#E6A44A #4ADAE6 #564AE6
monochromatic
#A06516 #D5881D #E6A44A #EDBF80 #F5DAB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#E6A44A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#E6A44A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6A44A
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6A44A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6A44A | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA840
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB74C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA9391
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6a44a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 164, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.131 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2be80',
500: '#e6a44a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6a44a; $custom-light: #f2be80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6a44a",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 164,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.615,
"s": 75.728,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76569,
"c": 0.13083,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.43868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6A44A
secondary
#A8C1E4
accent
#85F235
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF6EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18120A
muted
#86817C