#E9AA62#E9AA62
#E9AA62 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.116 H 68.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 57.9%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.16, 15.49, 45.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.16, 48.29, 71.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.3% 0.0427 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.3% 0.116 68.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1865, 46.9586, 17.9736) |
| Luminance | 0.4696 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.69
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.92
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.98
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.36
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.69
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA62 #62A1E9
analogous
#E96762 #E9AA62 #E5E962
triadic
#E9AA62 #62E9AA #AA62E9
tetradic
#E9AA62 #62E967 #62A1E9 #E962E5
square
#E9AA62 #62E967 #62A1E9 #E962E5
split-complementary
#E9AA62 #62E5E9 #6762E9
monochromatic
#B76E1A #E18D2C #E9AA62 #F1C798 #F8E4CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#E9AA62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.39
#E9AA62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA62
10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA62 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.39 | 10.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAE5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEBC63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9B99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.116 68.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c390',
500: '#e9aa62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa62; $custom-light: #f4c390; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa62",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32,
"s": 75.419,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.783,
"c": 0.11591,
"h": 68.4
},
"luminance": 0.46955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA62
secondary
#BCD2EA
accent
#6CD80E
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#17120D
muted
#85817D