#EAAE3B#EAAE3B
#EAAE3B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.143 H 79.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAAE3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 174, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 81%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 75%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.6%, 74.8%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.88, 11.54, 64.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.88, 65.16, 79.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.77% 0.0259 0.1411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.77% 0.143 79.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8605, 48.0842, 10.7919) |
| Luminance | 0.4808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 2.11
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 3.03
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.95
Yellow Orange
#FCB001
ΔE00 4.42
Saffron
#FEB209
ΔE00 4.57
Amber (survey)
#FEB308
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAAE3B #3B77EA
analogous
#EA573B #EAAE3B #CEEA3B
triadic
#EAAE3B #3BEAAE #AE3BEA
tetradic
#EAAE3B #3BEA57 #3B77EA #EA3BCE
square
#EAAE3B #3BEA57 #3B77EA #EA3BCE
split-complementary
#EAAE3B #3BCEEA #573BEA
monochromatic
#9A6B11 #D19116 #EAAE3B #F0C572 #F6DCAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#EAAE3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#EAAE3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAAE3B
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAAE3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAAE3B | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6AF29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4BE40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FE9D97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eaae3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 174, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.143 79.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6c578',
500: '#eaae3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eaae3b; $custom-light: #f6c578; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eaae3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 174,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.429,
"s": 80.645,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78767,
"c": 0.14342,
"h": 79.6
},
"luminance": 0.4808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAAE3B
secondary
#9DB5E4
accent
#75F731
background
#FFFCF7
surface
#FFF8EE
border
#D7D1C9
text
#181209
muted
#86817B