#EAC55E#EAC55E
#EAC55E is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.582; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.128 H 89.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAC55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 197, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 77%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 60%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 59.8%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.87, 1.43, 55.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.87, 55.50, 88.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.57% 0.0009 0.1284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.57% 0.128 89.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9209, 58.2361, 18.8827) |
| Luminance | 0.5823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.65
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.19
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.32
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.56
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.79
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAC55E #5E83EA
analogous
#EA7F5E #EAC55E #C9EA5E
triadic
#EAC55E #5EEAC5 #C55EEA
tetradic
#EAC55E #5EEA7F #5E83EA #EA5EC9
square
#EAC55E #5EEA7F #5E83EA #EA5EC9
split-complementary
#EAC55E #5EC9EA #7F5EEA
monochromatic
#B68C18 #E3B128 #EAC55E #F1D994 #F8ECCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#EAC55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.65
#EAC55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAC55E
12.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAC55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAC55E | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.65 | 12.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C354
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CD62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCB7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eac55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 197, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.128 89.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d68f',
500: '#eac55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eac55e; $custom-light: #f4d68f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eac55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 197,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.143,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83569,
"c": 0.12841,
"h": 89.6
},
"luminance": 0.58233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAC55E
secondary
#3758B6
accent
#42D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F