#E6AE69#E6AE69
#E6AE69 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.108 H 70.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6AE69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 174, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 71%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 54%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 54.3%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.90, 12.68, 43.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.90, 44.87, 73.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.83% 0.0354 0.1025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.83% 0.108 70.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3215, 48.1184, 19.9992) |
| Luminance | 0.4812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.64
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.00
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.23
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.26
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.26
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6AE69 #69A1E6
analogous
#E66F69 #E6AE69 #E0E669
triadic
#E6AE69 #69E6AE #AE69E6
tetradic
#E6AE69 #69E66F #69A1E6 #E669E0
square
#E6AE69 #69E66F #69A1E6 #E669E0
split-complementary
#E6AE69 #69E0E6 #6F69E6
monochromatic
#B6721E #DD9235 #E6AE69 #EFCA9D #F7E7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#E6AE69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#E6AE69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6AE69
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6AE69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6AE69 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B163
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBE6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ae69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 174, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.108 70.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c695',
500: '#e6ae69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ae69; $custom-light: #f1c695; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ae69",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 174,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.12,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78832,
"c": 0.10848,
"h": 70.9
},
"luminance": 0.48115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6AE69
secondary
#C1D3EA
accent
#69D312
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FFF8F2
border
#D7D1CC
text
#17130D
muted
#85827E