#E9A84D#E9A84D
#E9A84D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.131 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9A84D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 168, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 78%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 67%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.9%, 67%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.46, 15.18, 55.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.46, 57.07, 74.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.68% 0.0389 0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.68% 0.131 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9497, 45.8686, 13.2952) |
| Luminance | 0.4587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.89
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.27
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.26
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.80
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 6.18
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9A84D #4D8EE9
analogous
#E95A4D #E9A84D #DCE94D
triadic
#E9A84D #4DE9A8 #A84DE9
tetradic
#E9A84D #4DE95A #4D8EE9 #E94DDC
square
#E9A84D #4DE95A #4D8EE9 #E94DDC
split-complementary
#E9A84D #4DDCE9 #5A4DE9
monochromatic
#A76A15 #DD8D1B #E9A84D #F0C383 #F6DDBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#E9A84D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#E9A84D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9A84D
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9A84D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9A84D | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAB43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD9794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9a84d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 168, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.131 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c182',
500: '#e9a84d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9a84d; $custom-light: #f4c182; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9a84d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 168,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35,
"s": 78,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77679,
"c": 0.13095,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.45865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9A84D
secondary
#ABC4E6
accent
#61DA0B
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18120B
muted
#86817C