#E9A74C#E9A74C
#E9A74C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.132 H 72.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9A74C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 167, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 78%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 67%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 67.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.21, 15.65, 55.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.21, 57.38, 74.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.48% 0.0401 0.1253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.48% 0.132 72.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7307, 45.4868, 13.0494) |
| Luminance | 0.4548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.96
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.12
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.12
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.91
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 5.96
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9A74C #4C8EE9
analogous
#E9584C #E9A74C #DCE94C
triadic
#E9A74C #4CE9A7 #A74CE9
tetradic
#E9A74C #4CE958 #4C8EE9 #E94CDC
square
#E9A74C #4CE958 #4C8EE9 #E94CDC
split-complementary
#E9A74C #4CDCE9 #584CE9
monochromatic
#A66914 #DD8B1B #E9A74C #F0C283 #F6DDB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#E9A74C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.10
#E9A74C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9A74C
10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9A74C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9A74C | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.10 | 10.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAA42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBA4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD9693
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9a74c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 167, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.132 72.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5c182',
500: '#e9a74c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9a74c; $custom-light: #f5c182; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9a74c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 167,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.777,
"s": 78.109,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77482,
"c": 0.13155,
"h": 72.2
},
"luminance": 0.45483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9A74C
secondary
#ABC4E6
accent
#62DA0B
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18120B
muted
#86817C