#E6A65B#E6A65B
#E6A65B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.119 H 68.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6A65B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 166, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 74%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 60.4%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.80, 15.87, 47.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.80, 50.10, 71.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.13% 0.0431 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.13% 0.119 68.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1606, 44.8544, 16.0167) |
| Luminance | 0.4485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.86
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.86
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.52
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.75
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.76
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6A65B #5B9BE6
analogous
#E6605B #E6A65B #E1E65B
triadic
#E6A65B #5BE6A6 #A65BE6
tetradic
#E6A65B #5BE660 #5B9BE6 #E65BE1
square
#E6A65B #5BE660 #5B9BE6 #E65BE1
split-complementary
#E6A65B #5BE1E6 #605BE6
monochromatic
#AC691A #DE8926 #E6A65B #EEC390 #F6E0C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#E6A65B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#E6A65B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6A65B
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6A65B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6A65B | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAA54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB95D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6a65b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 166, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.119 68.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c08b',
500: '#e6a65b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6a65b; $custom-light: #f2c08b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6a65b",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 166,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.374,
"s": 73.545,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77135,
"c": 0.11901,
"h": 68.8
},
"luminance": 0.44851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6A65B
secondary
#B5CCE7
accent
#6BD610
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D