#E6AA63#E6AA63
#E6AA63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.113 H 69.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6AA63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 170, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 72%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 57%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 57%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.85, 14.33, 44.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.85, 47.03, 72.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.99% 0.0396 0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.99% 0.113 69.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2627, 46.4768, 18.1783) |
| Luminance | 0.4647 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.33
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.50
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.62
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.00
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.09
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6AA63 #639FE6
analogous
#E66963 #E6AA63 #E1E663
triadic
#E6AA63 #63E6AA #AA63E6
tetradic
#E6AA63 #63E669 #639FE6 #E663E1
square
#E6AA63 #63E669 #639FE6 #E663E1
split-complementary
#E6AA63 #63E1E6 #6963E6
monochromatic
#B26E1D #DE8D2E #E6AA63 #EEC798 #F7E3CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#E6AA63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.29
#E6AA63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6AA63
10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6AA63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6AA63 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.29 | 10.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAD5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBB65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F89C99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6aa63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 170, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.113 69.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c391',
500: '#e6aa63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6aa63; $custom-light: #f1c391; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6aa63",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 170,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.519,
"s": 72.376,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77991,
"c": 0.113,
"h": 69.5
},
"luminance": 0.46473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6AA63
secondary
#BCD1E9
accent
#6BD411
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF7F1
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120D
muted
#85817E