#E6A63C#E6A63C
#E6A63C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.140 H 76.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6A63C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 166, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 77%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 74%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 73.9%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.51, 14.12, 61.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.51, 62.88, 77.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.82% 0.0338 0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.82% 0.14 76) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0882, 44.4255, 10.3691) |
| Luminance | 0.4442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 3.97
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.59
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.79
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.80
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 5.33
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6A63C #3C7CE6
analogous
#E6513C #E6A63C #D1E63C
triadic
#E6A63C #3CE6A6 #A63CE6
tetradic
#E6A63C #3CE651 #3C7CE6 #E63CD1
square
#E6A63C #3CE651 #3C7CE6 #E63CD1
split-complementary
#E6A63C #3CD1E6 #513CE6
monochromatic
#956413 #CB881A #E6A63C #EDBF72 #F4D8A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#E6A63C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#E6A63C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6A63C
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6A63C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6A63C | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA92D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB840
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FA9591
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6a63c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 166, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.140 76.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c078',
500: '#e6a63c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6a63c; $custom-light: #f3c078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6a63c",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 166,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.412,
"s": 77.273,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76822,
"c": 0.13951,
"h": 76
},
"luminance": 0.44422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6A63C
secondary
#9CB6E2
accent
#7CF434
background
#FFFBF7
surface
#FFF7EE
border
#D7D0C9
text
#181209
muted
#86817B