#EEAC61#EEAC61
#EEAC61 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.120 H 68.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEAC61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 172, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 81%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 59%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 59.2%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.17, 16.42, 47.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.17, 50.32, 70.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.2% 0.0449 0.1115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.2% 0.12 68.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1732, 48.5492, 17.9300) |
| Luminance | 0.4854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.12
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.39
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.52
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 4.74
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.93
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEAC61 #61A3EE
analogous
#EE6561 #EEAC61 #E9EE61
triadic
#EEAC61 #61EEAC #AC61EE
tetradic
#EEAC61 #61EE65 #61A3EE #EE61E9
square
#EEAC61 #61EE65 #61A3EE #EE61E9
split-complementary
#EEAC61 #61E9EE #6561EE
monochromatic
#C07015 #E88F2A #EEAC61 #F4C998 #FAE6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#EEAC61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#EEAC61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEAC61
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEAC61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEAC61 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.71 | 10.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B05A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BF62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9C9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeac61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 172, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.120 68.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7c490',
500: '#eeac61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeac61; $custom-light: #f7c490; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeac61",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 172,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.915,
"s": 80.571,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79202,
"c": 0.12024,
"h": 68.1
},
"luminance": 0.48545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEAC61
secondary
#BED4ED
accent
#6CDD09
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18120D
muted
#86817D