#E9AB5E#E9AB5E
#E9AB5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.119 H 70.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AB5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 171, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 59.7%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.36, 14.67, 47.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.36, 50.15, 72.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.44% 0.0397 0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.44% 0.119 70.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1905, 47.2613, 17.0664) |
| Luminance | 0.4726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.71
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.93
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.69
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.76
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.95
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AB5E #5E9CE9
analogous
#E9665E #E9AB5E #E2E95E
triadic
#E9AB5E #5EE9AB #AB5EE9
tetradic
#E9AB5E #5EE966 #5E9CE9 #E95EE2
square
#E9AB5E #5EE966 #5E9CE9 #E95EE2
split-complementary
#E9AB5E #5EE2E9 #665EE9
monochromatic
#B46F19 #E28F28 #E9AB5E #F0C794 #F8E3CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#E9AB5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.45
#E9AB5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AB5E
10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AB5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AB5E | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.45 | 10.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AE57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9C99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ab5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 171, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.119 70.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c48e',
500: '#e9ab5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ab5e; $custom-light: #f4c48e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ab5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 171,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.237,
"s": 75.956,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78436,
"c": 0.11898,
"h": 70.5
},
"luminance": 0.47258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AB5E
secondary
#B9CFEA
accent
#68D80D
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D