#E9AE5F#E9AE5F
#E9AE5F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.118 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AE5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 174, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 59.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.09, 13.15, 48.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.09, 50.08, 74.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.01% 0.0353 0.1131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.01% 0.118 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8088, 48.4256, 17.4953) |
| Luminance | 0.4842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.75
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.23
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.51
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.54
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.83
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AE5F #5F9AE9
analogous
#E9695F #E9AE5F #DFE95F
triadic
#E9AE5F #5FE9AE #AE5FE9
tetradic
#E9AE5F #5FE969 #5F9AE9 #E95FDF
square
#E9AE5F #5FE969 #5F9AE9 #E95FDF
split-complementary
#E9AE5F #5FDFE9 #695FE9
monochromatic
#B57219 #E29329 #E9AE5F #F0C995 #F8E4CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E9AE5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#E9AE5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AE5F
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AE5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AE5F | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B158
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BF61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FC9F9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ae5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 174, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.118 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c68e',
500: '#e9ae5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ae5f; $custom-light: #f4c68e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ae5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 174,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.348,
"s": 75.824,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79014,
"c": 0.11848,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.48422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AE5F
secondary
#BACEEA
accent
#64D80D
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D