#E6A84E#E6A84E
#E6A84E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.128 H 73.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6A84E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 168, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 75%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 66%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 66.1%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.14, 13.98, 54.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.14, 55.90, 75.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.36% 0.0357 0.1234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.36% 0.128 73.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0140, 45.3820, 13.4370) |
| Luminance | 0.4538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.42
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.01
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.84
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.92
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.06
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6A84E #4E8CE6
analogous
#E65C4E #E6A84E #D8E64E
triadic
#E6A84E #4EE6A8 #A84EE6
tetradic
#E6A84E #4EE65C #4E8CE6 #E64ED8
square
#E6A84E #4EE65C #4E8CE6 #E64ED8
split-complementary
#E6A84E #4ED8E6 #5C4EE6
monochromatic
#A36A17 #D88D1F #E6A84E #EEC284 #F5DDB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#E6A84E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#E6A84E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6A84E
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6A84E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6A84E | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAB44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBA51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99894
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6a84e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 168, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.128 73.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c183',
500: '#e6a84e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6a84e; $custom-light: #f2c183; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6a84e",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 168,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.526,
"s": 75.248,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77362,
"c": 0.12845,
"h": 73.9
},
"luminance": 0.45378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6A84E
secondary
#ABC3E5
accent
#60D70E
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18120B
muted
#86817C