#E9AC5D#E9AC5D
#E9AC5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.120 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AC5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 172, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 60.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.59, 14.07, 48.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.59, 50.70, 73.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.61% 0.0378 0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.61% 0.12 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3355, 47.6227, 16.8948) |
| Luminance | 0.4762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.69
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.82
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.18
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.26
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.39
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AC5D #5D9AE9
analogous
#E9665D #E9AC5D #E0E95D
triadic
#E9AC5D #5DE9AC #AC5DE9
tetradic
#E9AC5D #5DE966 #5D9AE9 #E95DE0
square
#E9AC5D #5DE966 #5D9AE9 #E95DE0
split-complementary
#E9AC5D #5DE0E9 #665DE9
monochromatic
#B37018 #E29027 #E9AC5D #F0C893 #F8E3C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#E9AC5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#E9AC5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AC5D
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AC5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AC5D | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AF56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BD5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ac5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 172, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.120 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c48d',
500: '#e9ac5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ac5d; $custom-light: #f4c48d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ac5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 172,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.857,
"s": 76.087,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78611,
"c": 0.11981,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.47619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AC5D
secondary
#B8CEE9
accent
#66D80D
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D