#E8AC55#E8AC55
#E8AC55 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.125 H 74.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8AC55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 172, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 76%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 63.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.39, 13.12, 52.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.39, 53.93, 75.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.41% 0.034 0.1205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.41% 0.125 74.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6739, 47.3204, 15.1101) |
| Luminance | 0.4732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.26
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.17
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.85
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.13
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.35
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8AC55 #5591E8
analogous
#E86255 #E8AC55 #DBE855
triadic
#E8AC55 #55E8AC #AC55E8
tetradic
#E8AC55 #55E862 #5591E8 #E855DB
square
#E8AC55 #55E862 #5591E8 #E855DB
split-complementary
#E8AC55 #55DBE8 #6255E8
monochromatic
#AB6F17 #E1921F #E8AC55 #EFC68B #F7E1C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#E8AC55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.46
#E8AC55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8AC55
10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8AC55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8AC55 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.46 | 10.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AE4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BD57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9C99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8ac55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 172, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.125 74.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c488',
500: '#e8ac55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8ac55; $custom-light: #f3c488; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8ac55",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 172,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.51,
"s": 76.166,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7841,
"c": 0.12516,
"h": 74.3
},
"luminance": 0.47317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8AC55
secondary
#B1C7E7
accent
#60D80D
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D