#E9AA5A#E9AA5A
#E9AA5A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.122 H 70.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 61.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.07, 14.92, 49.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.07, 51.77, 73.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.2% 0.0399 0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.2% 0.122 70.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8275, 46.8150, 16.0827) |
| Luminance | 0.4681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.46
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.62
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.87
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.99
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.06
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA5A #5A99E9
analogous
#E9625A #E9AA5A #E1E95A
triadic
#E9AA5A #5AE9AA #AA5AE9
tetradic
#E9AA5A #5AE962 #5A99E9 #E95AE1
square
#E9AA5A #5AE962 #5A99E9 #E95AE1
split-complementary
#E9AA5A #5AE1E9 #625AE9
monochromatic
#B16D18 #E28E24 #E9AA5A #F0C690 #F7E2C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#E9AA5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.36
#E9AA5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA5A
10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA5A | 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)
#C0AD52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBC5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9A98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.122 70.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c38b',
500: '#e9aa5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa5a; $custom-light: #f4c38b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.566,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78199,
"c": 0.12191,
"h": 70.9
},
"luminance": 0.46811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA5A
secondary
#B6CCE9
accent
#67D90D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D