#E9AA5E#E9AA5E
#E9AA5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.119 H 69.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 59.7%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.12, 15.20, 47.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.12, 50.04, 72.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.25% 0.0413 0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.25% 0.119 69.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0023, 46.8850, 17.0037) |
| Luminance | 0.4688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.62
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.11
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.27
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.50
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.63
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA5E #5E9DE9
analogous
#E9655E #E9AA5E #E2E95E
triadic
#E9AA5E #5EE9AA #AA5EE9
tetradic
#E9AA5E #5EE965 #5E9DE9 #E95EE2
square
#E9AA5E #5EE965 #5E9DE9 #E95EE2
split-complementary
#E9AA5E #5EE2E9 #655EE9
monochromatic
#B46E19 #E28E28 #E9AA5E #F0C694 #F8E3CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#E9AA5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.38
#E9AA5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA5E
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA5E | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.38 | 10.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AD57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBC60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9B98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.119 69.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c38e',
500: '#e9aa5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa5e; $custom-light: #f4c38e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.806,
"s": 75.956,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78248,
"c": 0.11894,
"h": 69.7
},
"luminance": 0.46881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA5E
secondary
#B9CFEA
accent
#69D80D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D