#E9A84F#E9A84F
#E9A84F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.130 H 72.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9A84F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 168, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 78%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 66%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.9%, 66.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.48, 15.29, 54.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.48, 56.24, 74.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.7% 0.0395 0.1234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.7% 0.13 72.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0214, 45.8973, 13.6728) |
| Luminance | 0.4589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.99
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.20
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.35
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.11
Honey
#EB9605
ΔE00 6.33
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9A84F #4F90E9
analogous
#E95B4F #E9A84F #DDE94F
triadic
#E9A84F #4FE9A8 #A84FE9
tetradic
#E9A84F #4FE95B #4F90E9 #E94FDD
square
#E9A84F #4FE95B #4F90E9 #E94FDD
split-complementary
#E9A84F #4FDDE9 #5B4FE9
monochromatic
#A96A15 #DF8D1C #E9A84F #F0C385 #F7DEBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#E9A84F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#E9A84F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9A84F
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9A84F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9A84F | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAB45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBB51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FD9895
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9a84f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 168, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.130 72.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c184',
500: '#e9a84f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9a84f; $custom-light: #f4c184; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9a84f",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 168,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.675,
"s": 77.778,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.777,
"c": 0.1296,
"h": 72.3
},
"luminance": 0.45893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9A84F
secondary
#ADC5E7
accent
#63DA0B
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18120B
muted
#86817C