#E8A55D#E8A55D
#E8A55D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.119 H 66.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8A55D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 165, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 75%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 59.9%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.80, 17.38, 46.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.80, 49.72, 69.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.19% 0.0476 0.1091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.19% 0.119 66.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7126, 44.8602, 16.4471) |
| Luminance | 0.4486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.70
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 4.68
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.85
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.96
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.29
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8A55D #5DA0E8
analogous
#E85F5D #E8A55D #E5E85D
triadic
#E8A55D #5DE8A5 #A55DE8
tetradic
#E8A55D #5DE85F #5DA0E8 #E85DE5
square
#E8A55D #5DE85F #5DA0E8 #E85DE5
split-complementary
#E8A55D #5DE5E8 #5F5DE8
monochromatic
#B16819 #E08727 #E8A55D #F0C393 #F7E1C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#E8A55D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#E8A55D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8A55D
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8A55D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8A55D | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA956
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB95E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8a55d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 165, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.119 66.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3bf8d',
500: '#e8a55d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8a55d; $custom-light: #f3bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8a55d",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 165,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.079,
"s": 75.135,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77194,
"c": 0.11906,
"h": 66.4
},
"luminance": 0.44856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8A55D
secondary
#B8D0E9
accent
#6FD70E
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D