#E8AF49#E8AF49
#E8AF49 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.134 H 79.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8AF49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 175, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 78%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 69%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 68.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.01, 10.83, 58.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.01, 59.43, 79.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.86% 0.0257 0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.86% 0.134 79) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8144, 48.3005, 13.0013) |
| Luminance | 0.4830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.15
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.41
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.72
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.87
Yellow Orange
#FCB001
ΔE00 5.69
Saffron
#FEB209
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8AF49 #4982E8
analogous
#E86049 #E8AF49 #D1E849
triadic
#E8AF49 #49E8AF #AF49E8
tetradic
#E8AF49 #49E860 #4982E8 #E849D1
square
#E8AF49 #49E860 #4982E8 #E849D1
split-complementary
#E8AF49 #49D1E8 #6049E8
monochromatic
#A26F14 #D8951B #E8AF49 #EFC77F #F6DFB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E8AF49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.66
#E8AF49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8AF49
10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8AF49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8AF49 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.66 | 10.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B03D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3BE4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8af49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 175, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.134 79.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c680',
500: '#e8af49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8af49; $custom-light: #f4c680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8af49",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 175,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.491,
"s": 77.561,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78859,
"c": 0.13417,
"h": 79
},
"luminance": 0.48297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8AF49
secondary
#A8BEE5
accent
#79F434
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8EF
border
#D7D1CA
text
#18130B
muted
#86827C