#E6B45E#E6B45E
#E6B45E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.503; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.119 H 79.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6B45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 180, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 73%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 59.1%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.24, 8.66, 50.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.24, 50.81, 80.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.84% 0.0222 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.84% 0.119 79.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9774, 50.2770, 17.6069) |
| Luminance | 0.5027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.04
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.64
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.88
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.94
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.08
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6B45E #5E90E6
analogous
#E6705E #E6B45E #D4E65E
triadic
#E6B45E #5EE6B4 #B45EE6
tetradic
#E6B45E #5EE670 #5E90E6 #E65ED4
square
#E6B45E #5EE670 #5E90E6 #E65ED4
split-complementary
#E6B45E #5ED4E6 #705EE6
monochromatic
#AF781B #DE9B29 #E6B45E #EECD93 #F6E5C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#E6B45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.05
#E6B45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6B45E
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6B45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6B45E | 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)
#C8B556
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4C161
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8A6A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6b45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 180, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.119 79.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1ca8e',
500: '#e6b45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6b45e; $custom-light: #f1ca8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6b45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 180,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.941,
"s": 73.118,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79838,
"c": 0.11892,
"h": 79.2
},
"luminance": 0.50274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6B45E
secondary
#3964B0
accent
#59D510
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F4
border
#D7D2CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85827F