#E9A55F#E9A55F
#E9A55F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.118 H 65.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9A55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 165, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.2%, 59.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.93, 17.93, 45.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.93, 49.16, 68.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.33% 0.0495 0.1075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.33% 0.118 65.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1279, 45.0640, 16.9350) |
| Luminance | 0.4506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.16
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 4.39
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.58
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.03
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.22
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9A55F #5FA3E9
analogous
#E9605F #E9A55F #E8E95F
triadic
#E9A55F #5FE9A5 #A55FE9
tetradic
#E9A55F #5FE960 #5FA3E9 #E95FE8
square
#E9A55F #5FE960 #5FA3E9 #E95FE8
split-complementary
#E9A55F #5FE8E9 #605FE9
monochromatic
#B56819 #E28729 #E9A55F #F0C395 #F8E2CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#E9A55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.01
#E9A55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9A55F
10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9A55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9A55F | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.01 | 10.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBAA59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9695
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9a55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 165, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.118 65.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4bf8e',
500: '#e9a55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9a55f; $custom-light: #f4bf8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9a55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 165,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.435,
"s": 75.824,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7733,
"c": 0.11837,
"h": 65.3
},
"luminance": 0.4506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9A55F
secondary
#BAD2EA
accent
#71D80D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D