#E9AA5F#E9AA5F
#E9AA5F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.118 H 69.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 59.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.13, 15.27, 47.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.13, 49.60, 72.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.26% 0.0416 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.26% 0.118 69.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0475, 46.9030, 17.2415) |
| Luminance | 0.4690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.68
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.12
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.24
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.37
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.55
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA5F #5F9EE9
analogous
#E9655F #E9AA5F #E3E95F
triadic
#E9AA5F #5FE9AA #AA5FE9
tetradic
#E9AA5F #5FE965 #5F9EE9 #E95FE3
square
#E9AA5F #5FE965 #5F9EE9 #E95FE3
split-complementary
#E9AA5F #5FE3E9 #655FE9
monochromatic
#B56E19 #E28D29 #E9AA5F #F0C795 #F8E3CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#E9AA5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.38
#E9AA5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA5F
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA5F | 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)
#BFAE58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBC61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9B99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.118 69.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c38e',
500: '#e9aa5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa5f; $custom-light: #f4c38e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.609,
"s": 75.824,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78261,
"c": 0.11819,
"h": 69.4
},
"luminance": 0.46899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA5F
secondary
#BAD0EA
accent
#6AD80D
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120C
muted
#85817D