#E7AE68#E7AE68
#E7AE68 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.110 H 70.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7AE68 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 174, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 73%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 55%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 55%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.99, 13.01, 43.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.99, 45.57, 73.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.92% 0.0362 0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.92% 0.11 70.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5924, 48.2640, 19.7452) |
| Luminance | 0.4826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.84
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.87
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.98
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.03
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.12
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7AE68 #68A1E7
analogous
#E76E68 #E7AE68 #E0E768
triadic
#E7AE68 #68E7AE #AE68E7
tetradic
#E7AE68 #68E76E #68A1E7 #E768E0
square
#E7AE68 #68E76E #68A1E7 #E768E0
split-complementary
#E7AE68 #68E0E7 #6E68E7
monochromatic
#B7721D #DF9233 #E7AE68 #EFCA9D #F8E7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E7AE68 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#E7AE68 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7AE68
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7AE68 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7AE68 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B162
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBE6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7ae68; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 174, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.110 70.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c694',
500: '#e7ae68',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7ae68; $custom-light: #f2c694; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7ae68",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 174,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.071,
"s": 72.571,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78923,
"c": 0.10998,
"h": 70.8
},
"luminance": 0.48261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7AE68
secondary
#C0D3EB
accent
#69D511
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FFF8F2
border
#D7D1CC
text
#17130D
muted
#85827E