#EEAC49#EEAC49
#EEAC49 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.137 H 74.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEAC49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 172, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 83%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 69.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.93, 14.94, 58.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.93, 60.42, 75.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.94% 0.0373 0.1317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.94% 0.137 74.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2184, 48.1673, 12.9017) |
| Luminance | 0.4816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 2.83
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.29
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 4.54
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 4.85
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.92
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEAC49 #498BEE
analogous
#EE5949 #EEAC49 #DEEE49
triadic
#EEAC49 #49EEAC #AC49EE
tetradic
#EEAC49 #49EE59 #498BEE #EE49DE
square
#EEAC49 #49EE59 #498BEE #EE49DE
split-complementary
#EEAC49 #49DEEE #5949EE
monochromatic
#AC6E10 #E49215 #EEAC49 #F3C681 #F8DFB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#EEAC49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#EEAC49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEAC49
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEAC49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEAC49 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4AF3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3BF4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9B97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeac49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 172, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.137 74.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8c480',
500: '#eeac49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeac49; $custom-light: #f8c480; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeac49",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 172,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36,
"s": 82.915,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78938,
"c": 0.13688,
"h": 74.2
},
"luminance": 0.48163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEAC49
secondary
#AAC3E9
accent
#5DDF06
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8EF
border
#D7D1CA
text
#18120B
muted
#86817C