#E6AC45#E6AC45
#E6AC45 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.135 H 78.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6AC45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 172, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 70%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.2%, 70%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.04, 11.36, 59.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.04, 60.16, 79.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.04% 0.0268 0.1324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.04% 0.135 78.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4629, 46.7614, 12.1024) |
| Luminance | 0.4676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.50
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.21
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.34
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.93
Yellow Orange
#FCB001
ΔE00 5.70
Saffron
#FEB209
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6AC45 #457FE6
analogous
#E65B45 #E6AC45 #CFE645
triadic
#E6AC45 #45E6AC #AC45E6
tetradic
#E6AC45 #45E65B #457FE6 #E645CF
square
#E6AC45 #45E65B #457FE6 #E645CF
split-complementary
#E6AC45 #45CFE6 #5B45E6
monochromatic
#9C6B15 #D2901C #E6AC45 #EDC47B #F5DCB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#E6AC45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.35
#E6AC45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6AC45
10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6AC45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6AC45 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.35 | 10.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AE38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BC49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ac45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 172, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.135 78.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c47e',
500: '#e6ac45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ac45; $custom-light: #f2c47e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ac45",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 172,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.385,
"s": 76.303,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78036,
"c": 0.13511,
"h": 78.5
},
"luminance": 0.46758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6AC45
secondary
#A4BBE3
accent
#79F335
background
#FFFCF7
surface
#FFF8EE
border
#D7D1C9
text
#18120A
muted
#86817C