#E9A45D#E9A45D
#E9A45D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.120 H 65.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9A45D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 164, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 60.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.67, 18.32, 46.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.67, 49.95, 68.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.12% 0.0504 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.12% 0.12 65.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8585, 44.6688, 16.4025) |
| Luminance | 0.4466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.10
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 4.29
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.70
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.93
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.00
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9A45D #5DA2E9
analogous
#E95E5D #E9A45D #E8E95D
triadic
#E9A45D #5DE9A4 #A45DE9
tetradic
#E9A45D #5DE95E #5DA2E9 #E95DE8
square
#E9A45D #5DE95E #5DA2E9 #E95DE8
split-complementary
#E9A45D #5DE8E9 #5E5DE9
monochromatic
#B36718 #E28627 #E9A45D #F0C293 #F8E1C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#E9A45D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#E9A45D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9A45D
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9A45D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9A45D | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA956
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB95E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9a45d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 164, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.120 65.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4bf8d',
500: '#e9a45d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9a45d; $custom-light: #f4bf8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9a45d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 164,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.429,
"s": 76.087,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7712,
"c": 0.11991,
"h": 65.2
},
"luminance": 0.44665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9A45D
secondary
#B8D1E9
accent
#71D80D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D