#EAC459#EAC459
#EAC459 is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.132 H 89.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAC459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 196, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 78%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 62%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 62%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.57, 1.61, 57.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.57, 57.44, 88.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.32% 0.0008 0.1319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.32% 0.132 89.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4775, 57.6967, 17.6637) |
| Luminance | 0.5769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.53
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.25
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.84
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.07
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 6.16
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAC459 #597FEA
analogous
#EA7B59 #EAC459 #C7EA59
triadic
#EAC459 #59EAC4 #C459EA
tetradic
#EAC459 #59EA7B #597FEA #EA59C7
square
#EAC459 #59EA7B #597FEA #EA59C7
split-complementary
#EAC459 #59C7EA #7B59EA
monochromatic
#B28917 #E3B123 #EAC459 #F1D78F #F8EBC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#EAC459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.54
#EAC459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAC459
12.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAC459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAC459 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.54 | 12.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C24E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CC5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCB5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eac459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 196, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.132 89.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d58c',
500: '#eac459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eac459; $custom-light: #f4d58c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eac459",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 196,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.276,
"s": 77.54,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83317,
"c": 0.13191,
"h": 89.7
},
"luminance": 0.57694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAC459
secondary
#3556B2
accent
#42DA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F