#E6AE66#E6AE66
#E6AE66 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.111 H 72.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6AE66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 174, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 72%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 56%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 55.7%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.86, 12.44, 44.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.86, 46.21, 74.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.79% 0.0343 0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.79% 0.111 72) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1701, 48.0578, 19.2014) |
| Luminance | 0.4805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.89
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.96
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.06
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.08
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.36
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6AE66 #669EE6
analogous
#E66E66 #E6AE66 #DEE666
triadic
#E6AE66 #66E6AE #AE66E6
tetradic
#E6AE66 #66E66E #669EE6 #E666DE
square
#E6AE66 #66E66E #669EE6 #E666DE
split-complementary
#E6AE66 #66DEE6 #6E66E6
monochromatic
#B4721D #DD9231 #E6AE66 #EFCA9B #F7E6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#E6AE66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.61
#E6AE66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6AE66
10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6AE66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6AE66 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.61 | 10.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B060
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBE68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ae66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 174, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.111 72.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c693',
500: '#e6ae66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ae66; $custom-light: #f1c693; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ae66",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 174,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.75,
"s": 71.91,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7879,
"c": 0.11095,
"h": 72
},
"luminance": 0.48054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6AE66
secondary
#BED1EA
accent
#67D412
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FFF8F1
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130D
muted
#85827E