#E6A53E#E6A53E
#E6A53E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.138 H 75.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6A53E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 165, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 77%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 73%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 73%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.29, 14.74, 60.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.29, 62.01, 76.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.65% 0.0358 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.65% 0.138 75) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9610, 44.0849, 10.5924) |
| Luminance | 0.4408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.42
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.50
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.29
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.32
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.35
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6A53E #3E7FE6
analogous
#E6513E #E6A53E #D3E63E
triadic
#E6A53E #3EE6A5 #A53EE6
tetradic
#E6A53E #3EE651 #3E7FE6 #E63ED3
square
#E6A53E #3EE651 #3E7FE6 #E63ED3
split-complementary
#E6A53E #3ED3E6 #513EE6
monochromatic
#966413 #CC881A #E6A53E #EDBE74 #F4D8AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#E6A53E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#E6A53E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6A53E
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6A53E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6A53E | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA830
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB841
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA9490
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6a53e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 165, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.138 75.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3bf79',
500: '#e6a53e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6a53e; $custom-light: #f3bf79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6a53e",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 165,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.786,
"s": 77.064,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76649,
"c": 0.13827,
"h": 75
},
"luminance": 0.44081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6A53E
secondary
#9EB8E2
accent
#7EF434
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF7EE
border
#D7D0C9
text
#181209
muted
#86817B