#E9AA58#E9AA58
#E9AA58 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.123 H 71.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 62.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.05, 14.79, 50.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.05, 52.64, 73.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.18% 0.0392 0.117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.18% 0.123 71.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7435, 46.7814, 15.6404) |
| Luminance | 0.4678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.42
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.43
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.07
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.18
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.19
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA58 #5897E9
analogous
#E96158 #E9AA58 #E0E958
triadic
#E9AA58 #58E9AA #AA58E9
tetradic
#E9AA58 #58E961 #5897E9 #E958E0
square
#E9AA58 #58E961 #5897E9 #E958E0
split-complementary
#E9AA58 #58E0E9 #6158E9
monochromatic
#AF6D17 #E28E22 #E9AA58 #F0C68E #F7E1C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#E9AA58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.36
#E9AA58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA58
10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA58 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.36 | 10.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AD50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBC5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9A97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.123 71.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c38a',
500: '#e9aa58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa58; $custom-light: #f4c38a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa58",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.931,
"s": 76.72,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78175,
"c": 0.12338,
"h": 71.5
},
"luminance": 0.46778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA58
secondary
#B4CBE8
accent
#65D90D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D