#E6A85C#E6A85C
#E6A85C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.118 H 70.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6A85C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 168, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 73%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 60%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.29, 14.88, 47.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.29, 49.87, 72.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.52% 0.0403 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.52% 0.118 70.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5704, 45.6046, 16.3676) |
| Luminance | 0.4560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.96
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.46
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.49
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.99
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.02
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6A85C #5C9AE6
analogous
#E6635C #E6A85C #DFE65C
triadic
#E6A85C #5CE6A8 #A85CE6
tetradic
#E6A85C #5CE663 #5C9AE6 #E65CDF
square
#E6A85C #5CE663 #5C9AE6 #E65CDF
split-complementary
#E6A85C #5CDFE6 #635CE6
monochromatic
#AD6B1B #DE8C27 #E6A85C #EEC491 #F6E1C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#E6A85C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#E6A85C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6A85C
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6A85C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6A85C | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99996
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6a85c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 168, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.118 70.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c18c',
500: '#e6a85c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6a85c; $custom-light: #f2c18c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6a85c",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 168,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.043,
"s": 73.404,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77522,
"c": 0.11831,
"h": 70.1
},
"luminance": 0.45601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6A85C
secondary
#B6CCE8
accent
#69D610
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D