#E9A74B#E9A74B
#E9A74B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.132 H 72.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9A74B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 167, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 78%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 67.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.20, 15.60, 55.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.20, 57.79, 74.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.47% 0.0398 0.1261) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.47% 0.132 72.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6962, 45.4730, 12.8677) |
| Luminance | 0.4547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.92
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.16
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.08
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.76
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.89
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9A74B #4B8DE9
analogous
#E9584B #E9A74B #DCE94B
triadic
#E9A74B #4BE9A7 #A74BE9
tetradic
#E9A74B #4BE958 #4B8DE9 #E94BDC
square
#E9A74B #4BE958 #4B8DE9 #E94BDC
split-complementary
#E9A74B #4BDCE9 #584BE9
monochromatic
#A56914 #DC8B1B #E9A74B #F0C282 #F6DCB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#E9A74B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#E9A74B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9A74B
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9A74B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9A74B | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAA41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD9693
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9a74b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 167, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.132 72.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5c181',
500: '#e9a74b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9a74b; $custom-light: #f5c181; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9a74b",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 167,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.937,
"s": 78.218,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77472,
"c": 0.1322,
"h": 72.5
},
"luminance": 0.45469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9A74B
secondary
#AAC3E6
accent
#62DA0B
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18120B
muted
#86817C