#E9AA74#E9AA74
#E9AA74 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.102 H 61.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 73%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 50.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.41, 16.98, 36.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.41, 40.55, 65.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.57% 0.0493 0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.57% 0.102 61.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1339, 47.3376, 22.9635) |
| Luminance | 0.4733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.86
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.37
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 4.78
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.98
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.93
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA74 #74B3E9
analogous
#E97478 #E9AA74 #E9E474
triadic
#E9AA74 #74E9AA #AA74E9
tetradic
#E9AA74 #78E974 #74B3E9 #E474E9
square
#E9AA74 #78E974 #74B3E9 #E474E9
split-complementary
#E9AA74 #74E9E4 #7478E9
monochromatic
#C46B1F #E18A3F #E9AA74 #F1CAA9 #FAEBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#E9AA74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.47
#E9AA74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA74
10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA74 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.47 | 10.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAF70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBD75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9D9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.102 61.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c39d',
500: '#e9aa74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa74; $custom-light: #f3c39d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa74",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.692,
"s": 72.671,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78567,
"c": 0.10205,
"h": 61.1
},
"luminance": 0.47334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA74
secondary
#CBDEEE
accent
#7AD511
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FFF8F2
border
#D7D1CC
text
#17120E
muted
#85817E