#E9A65F#E9A65F
#E9A65F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.118 H 66.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9A65F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 166, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 59.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.17, 17.40, 46.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.17, 49.24, 69.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.52% 0.0479 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.52% 0.118 66.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3090, 45.4261, 16.9954) |
| Luminance | 0.4542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.52
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 4.55
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.66
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.87
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.31
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9A65F #5FA2E9
analogous
#E9615F #E9A65F #E7E95F
triadic
#E9A65F #5FE9A6 #A65FE9
tetradic
#E9A65F #5FE961 #5FA2E9 #E95FE7
square
#E9A65F #5FE961 #5FA2E9 #E95FE7
split-complementary
#E9A65F #5FE7E9 #615FE9
monochromatic
#B56919 #E28829 #E9A65F #F0C495 #F8E2CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#E9A65F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#E9A65F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9A65F
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9A65F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9A65F | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAA59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9a65f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 166, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.118 66.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c08e',
500: '#e9a65f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9a65f; $custom-light: #f4c08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9a65f",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 166,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.87,
"s": 75.824,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77515,
"c": 0.11829,
"h": 66.1
},
"luminance": 0.45422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9A65F
secondary
#BAD1EA
accent
#70D80D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D