#E9AA5C#E9AA5C
#E9AA5C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.120 H 70.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 60.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.09, 15.06, 48.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.09, 50.90, 72.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.22% 0.0406 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.22% 0.12 70.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.9137, 46.8495, 16.5371) |
| Luminance | 0.4685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.52
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.85
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.57
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.77
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.80
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA5C #5C9BE9
analogous
#E9635C #E9AA5C #E2E95C
triadic
#E9AA5C #5CE9AA #AA5CE9
tetradic
#E9AA5C #5CE963 #5C9BE9 #E95CE2
square
#E9AA5C #5CE963 #5C9BE9 #E95CE2
split-complementary
#E9AA5C #5CE2E9 #635CE9
monochromatic
#B36E18 #E28E26 #E9AA5C #F0C692 #F8E2C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#E9AA5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#E9AA5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA5C
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA5C | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AD55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBC5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9B98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.120 70.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c38c',
500: '#e9aa5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa5c; $custom-light: #f4c38c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.191,
"s": 76.216,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78223,
"c": 0.12043,
"h": 70.3
},
"luminance": 0.46846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA5C
secondary
#B8CEE9
accent
#68D80D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D