#E9AA6E#E9AA6E
#E9AA6E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.107 H 63.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 52.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.32, 16.45, 39.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.32, 43.10, 67.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.47% 0.047 0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.47% 0.107 63.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7961, 47.2025, 21.1844) |
| Luminance | 0.4720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.63
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.11
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.38
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.74
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.61
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA6E #6EADE9
analogous
#E96E70 #E9AA6E #E9E76E
triadic
#E9AA6E #6EE9AA #AA6EE9
tetradic
#E9AA6E #70E96E #6EADE9 #E76EE9
square
#E9AA6E #70E96E #6EADE9 #E76EE9
split-complementary
#E9AA6E #6EE9E7 #6E70E9
monochromatic
#C06C1D #E18B39 #E9AA6E #F1C9A3 #F9E8D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#E9AA6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.44
#E9AA6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA6E
10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA6E | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.44 | 10.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAE69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBD6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9C9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.107 63.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c398',
500: '#e9aa6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa6e; $custom-light: #f3c398; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.268,
"s": 73.653,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78472,
"c": 0.10666,
"h": 63.8
},
"luminance": 0.47199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA6E
secondary
#C6DAED
accent
#75D610
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF7F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17120E
muted
#85817E