#E7AE62#E7AE62
#E7AE62 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.115 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7AE62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 174, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 73%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 57.6%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.92, 12.54, 46.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.92, 48.25, 74.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.84% 0.0341 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.84% 0.115 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2984, 48.1464, 18.1969) |
| Luminance | 0.4814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.33
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.74
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.13
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.52
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.61
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7AE62 #629BE7
analogous
#E76C62 #E7AE62 #DDE762
triadic
#E7AE62 #62E7AE #AE62E7
tetradic
#E7AE62 #62E76C #629BE7 #E762DD
square
#E7AE62 #62E76C #629BE7 #E762DD
split-complementary
#E7AE62 #62DDE7 #6C62E7
monochromatic
#B3721B #DF932D #E7AE62 #EFC997 #F7E5CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#E7AE62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#E7AE62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7AE62
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7AE62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7AE62 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B05B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7ae62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 174, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.115 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c690',
500: '#e7ae62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7ae62; $custom-light: #f2c690; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7ae62",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 174,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 73.481,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78841,
"c": 0.11484,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.48143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7AE62
secondary
#BBCFE9
accent
#65D610
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FFF8F1
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130D
muted
#85827E