#E9AD69#E9AD69
#E9AD69 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.111 H 68.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AD69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 173, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 74%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 55%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 54.9%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.97, 14.44, 43.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.97, 45.55, 71.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.96% 0.0405 0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.96% 0.111 68.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1004, 48.2343, 19.9806) |
| Luminance | 0.4823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.91
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.08
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.65
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.89
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.19
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AD69 #69A5E9
analogous
#E96D69 #E9AD69 #E5E969
triadic
#E9AD69 #69E9AD #AD69E9
tetradic
#E9AD69 #69E96D #69A5E9 #E969E5
square
#E9AD69 #69E96D #69A5E9 #E969E5
split-complementary
#E9AD69 #69E5E9 #6D69E9
monochromatic
#BC711C #E19034 #E9AD69 #F1CA9E #F9E7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E9AD69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#E9AD69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AD69
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AD69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AD69 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B063
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBE6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9F9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ad69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 173, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.111 68.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c595',
500: '#e9ad69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ad69; $custom-light: #f3c595; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ad69",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 173,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.875,
"s": 74.419,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7896,
"c": 0.1105,
"h": 68.5
},
"luminance": 0.48231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AD69
secondary
#C2D6EC
accent
#6DD70F
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FFF8F2
border
#D7D1CC
text
#17120D
muted
#85817E