#E9AD5D#E9AD5D
#E9AD5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.120 H 72.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AD5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 173, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 60.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.83, 13.54, 48.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.83, 50.83, 74.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.8% 0.0362 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.8% 0.12 72.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5265, 48.0048, 16.9585) |
| Luminance | 0.4800 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.61
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.01
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.48
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.63
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.69
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AD5D #5D99E9
analogous
#E9675D #E9AD5D #DFE95D
triadic
#E9AD5D #5DE9AD #AD5DE9
tetradic
#E9AD5D #5DE967 #5D99E9 #E95DDF
square
#E9AD5D #5DE967 #5D99E9 #E95DDF
split-complementary
#E9AD5D #5DDFE9 #675DE9
monochromatic
#B37118 #E29227 #E9AD5D #F0C893 #F8E4C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#E9AD5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#E9AD5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AD5D
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AD5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AD5D | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9E9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ad5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 173, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.120 72.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c58d',
500: '#e9ad5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ad5d; $custom-light: #f4c58d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ad5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 173,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 76.087,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.788,
"c": 0.11991,
"h": 72.4
},
"luminance": 0.48001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AD5D
secondary
#B8CDE9
accent
#64D80D
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D