#E7AE60#E7AE60
#E7AE60 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.116 H 73.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7AE60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 174, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 74%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 58.4%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.89, 12.40, 47.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.89, 49.14, 75.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.82% 0.0334 0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.82% 0.116 73.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2051, 48.1091, 17.7058) |
| Luminance | 0.4811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.15
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.72
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.08
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.76
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.89
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7AE60 #6099E7
analogous
#E76B60 #E7AE60 #DCE760
triadic
#E7AE60 #60E7AE #AE60E7
tetradic
#E7AE60 #60E76B #6099E7 #E760DC
square
#E7AE60 #60E76B #6099E7 #E760DC
split-complementary
#E7AE60 #60DCE7 #6B60E7
monochromatic
#B2721B #DF932B #E7AE60 #EFC995 #F7E4CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#E7AE60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#E7AE60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7AE60
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7AE60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7AE60 | 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)
#C3B059
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F99F9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7ae60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 174, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.116 73.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c68f',
500: '#e7ae60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7ae60; $custom-light: #f2c68f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7ae60",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 174,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.667,
"s": 73.77,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78815,
"c": 0.11643,
"h": 73.3
},
"luminance": 0.48106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7AE60
secondary
#BACEE9
accent
#63D610
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D