#E9AE6D#E9AE6D
#E9AE6D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.107 H 67.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AE6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 174, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 53.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.27, 14.24, 41.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.27, 43.90, 71.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.21% 0.0403 0.0994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.21% 0.107 67.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5033, 48.7034, 21.1531) |
| Luminance | 0.4870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.78
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.09
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.77
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.07
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.11
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AE6D #6DA8E9
analogous
#E9706D #E9AE6D #E6E96D
triadic
#E9AE6D #6DE9AE #AE6DE9
tetradic
#E9AE6D #6DE970 #6DA8E9 #E96DE6
square
#E9AE6D #6DE970 #6DA8E9 #E96DE6
split-complementary
#E9AE6D #6DE6E9 #706DE9
monochromatic
#BF721D #E19038 #E9AE6D #F1CCA2 #F9E9D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#E9AE6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.74
#E9AE6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AE6D
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AE6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AE6D | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B168
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BF6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBA09E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9ae6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 174, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.107 67.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c698',
500: '#e9ae6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9ae6d; $custom-light: #f3c698; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9ae6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 174,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.452,
"s": 73.81,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79206,
"c": 0.10731,
"h": 67.9
},
"luminance": 0.487
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AE6D
secondary
#C5D8ED
accent
#6ED610
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FFF8F2
border
#D7D1CC
text
#17130E
muted
#85827E