#EEA947#EEA947
#EEA947 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.138 H 72.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEA947 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 169, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 83%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 70%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29%, 70.2%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.20, 16.42, 58.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.20, 60.90, 74.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.36% 0.0414 0.1316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.36% 0.138 72.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5887, 47.0122, 12.3699) |
| Luminance | 0.4701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 2.88
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 3.56
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 4.21
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.99
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 5.04
Orange
#FFA500
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEA947 #478CEE
analogous
#EE5547 #EEA947 #DFEE47
triadic
#EEA947 #47EEA9 #A947EE
tetradic
#EEA947 #47EE55 #478CEE #EE47DF
square
#EEA947 #47EE55 #478CEE #EE47DF
split-complementary
#EEA947 #47DFEE #5547EE
monochromatic
#AB6B10 #E38E15 #EEA947 #F3C37F #F8DDB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#EEA947 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.40
#EEA947 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEA947
10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEA947 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEA947 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.40 | 10.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AD3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BD4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eea947; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 169, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.138 72.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8c27f',
500: '#eea947',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eea947; $custom-light: #f8c27f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eea947",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 169,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.21,
"s": 83.085,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7836,
"c": 0.13792,
"h": 72.5
},
"luminance": 0.47008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEA947
secondary
#A9C3E8
accent
#60E006
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7EF
border
#D7D0CA
text
#18120A
muted
#86817C