#E9AA6C#E9AA6C
#E9AA6C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.108 H 64.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 53.6%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.29, 16.28, 40.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.29, 43.96, 68.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.44% 0.0463 0.0978) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.44% 0.108 64.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6885, 47.1594, 20.6174) |
| Luminance | 0.4716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.69
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.14
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.27
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.10
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.25
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA6C #6CABE9
analogous
#E96C6D #E9AA6C #E9E86C
triadic
#E9AA6C #6CE9AA #AA6CE9
tetradic
#E9AA6C #6DE96C #6CABE9 #E86CE9
square
#E9AA6C #6DE96C #6CABE9 #E86CE9
split-complementary
#E9AA6C #6CE9E8 #6C6DE9
monochromatic
#BE6D1C #E18B37 #E9AA6C #F1C9A1 #F9E8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#E9AA6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.43
#E9AA6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA6C
10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA6C | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.43 | 10.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAE67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBC6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9C9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.108 64.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c397',
500: '#e9aa6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa6c; $custom-light: #f3c397; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.76,
"s": 73.964,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78442,
"c": 0.10821,
"h": 64.7
},
"luminance": 0.47156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA6C
secondary
#C4D9EC
accent
#74D60F
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF7F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17120D
muted
#85817E