#E9AF61#E9AF61
#E9AF61 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.117 H 72.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AF61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 175, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 76%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 58.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.36, 12.77, 47.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.36, 49.34, 75.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.23% 0.0345 0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.23% 0.117 72.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0947, 48.8502, 18.0448) |
| Luminance | 0.4885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.91
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.47
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.47
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.56
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.77
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AF61 #619BE9
analogous
#E96B61 #E9AF61 #DFE961
triadic
#E9AF61 #61E9AF #AF61E9
tetradic
#E9AF61 #61E96B #619BE9 #E961DF
square
#E9AF61 #61E96B #619BE9 #E961DF
split-complementary
#E9AF61 #61DFE9 #6B61E9
monochromatic
#B67319 #E2942B #E9AF61 #F0CA97 #F8E5CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#E9AF61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.77
#E9AF61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AF61
10.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AF61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AF61 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.77 | 10.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B15A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BF63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBA09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9af61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 175, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.117 72.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c690',
500: '#e9af61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9af61; $custom-light: #f3c690; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9af61",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 175,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.412,
"s": 75.556,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79229,
"c": 0.11704,
"h": 72.9
},
"luminance": 0.48847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AF61
secondary
#BCCFEA
accent
#64D80E
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130D
muted
#85827D