#E6B45C#E6B45C
#E6B45C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.121 H 79.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6B45C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 180, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 73%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 60%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.22, 8.52, 51.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.22, 51.71, 80.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.81% 0.0215 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.81% 0.121 79.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8889, 50.2415, 17.1404) |
| Luminance | 0.5024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.75
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.92
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.99
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.09
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6B45C #5C8EE6
analogous
#E66F5C #E6B45C #D3E65C
triadic
#E6B45C #5CE6B4 #B45CE6
tetradic
#E6B45C #5CE66F #5C8EE6 #E65CD3
square
#E6B45C #5CE66F #5C8EE6 #E65CD3
split-complementary
#E6B45C #5CD3E6 #6F5CE6
monochromatic
#AD781B #DE9C27 #E6B45C #EECC91 #F6E5C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#E6B45C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.05
#E6B45C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6B45C
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6B45C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6B45C | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.05 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B553
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4C15F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8A5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6b45c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 180, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.121 79.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1ca8d',
500: '#e6b45c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6b45c; $custom-light: #f1ca8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6b45c",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 180,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.261,
"s": 73.404,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79814,
"c": 0.12056,
"h": 79.7
},
"luminance": 0.50238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6B45C
secondary
#3863AE
accent
#58D610
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F4
border
#D7D2CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85827F