#E8AA55#E8AA55
#E8AA55 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.125 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8AA55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 170, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 76%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 63.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.91, 14.18, 51.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.91, 53.67, 74.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.03% 0.0371 0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.03% 0.125 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2962, 46.5649, 14.9841) |
| Luminance | 0.4656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.31
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.69
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.05
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.54
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.59
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8AA55 #5593E8
analogous
#E86155 #E8AA55 #DCE855
triadic
#E8AA55 #55E8AA #AA55E8
tetradic
#E8AA55 #55E861 #5593E8 #E855DC
square
#E8AA55 #55E861 #5593E8 #E855DC
split-complementary
#E8AA55 #55DCE8 #6155E8
monochromatic
#AB6D17 #E18F1F #E8AA55 #EFC58B #F7E0C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#E8AA55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#E8AA55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8AA55
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8AA55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8AA55 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AD4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBC57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9A97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8aa55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 170, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.125 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c388',
500: '#e8aa55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8aa55; $custom-light: #f3c388; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8aa55",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 170,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.694,
"s": 76.166,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78032,
"c": 0.12492,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.46561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8AA55
secondary
#B1C8E7
accent
#63D80D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18120B
muted
#86817C