Color

#E1A72E

Light warm orange. Nearest reference color: Goldenrod.

RGB

0–255

225

167

CMYK

0–100%

25.78%

79.56%

11.76%

RGB describes how #E1A72E is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 225, green 167 and blue 46.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 25.78%, yellow 79.56% and black 11.76%.

HSL values

H 40.56° S 74.9% L 53.14%

In the HSL color model, #E1A72E has a hue of 40.56°, 74.9% saturation and 53.14% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#E1A72E is a light, warm orange with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #E1A72E in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #E1A72E

RGB rgb(225, 167, 46)

HSL hsl(40.56 74.9% 53.14%)

OKLCH oklch(0.763706 0.14447 80.786)

CSS --color: #E1A72E;

Tints of #E1A72E

Tints are lighter variations of #E1A72E. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFECCC #FFD998 #FFC559 #F1B642 #E1A72E

Shades of #E1A72E

Shades are darker variations of #E1A72E. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#E1A72E #A77700 #6D4D00 #382500 #0A0500

Tones of #E1A72E

Tones reduce the chroma of #E1A72E, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#E1A72E #D7AA58 #CEAD74 #C4AF8D #B9B1A3

Tonal range of #E1A72E

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #E1A72E between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFECCC #FFD998 #FFC559 #F1B642 #E1A72E #A77700 #6D4D00 #382500 #0A0500

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFECCC;
    --color-200: #FFD998;
    --color-300: #FFC559;
    --color-400: #F1B642;
    --color-500: #E1A72E;
    --color-600: #A77700;
    --color-700: #6D4D00;
    --color-800: #382500;
    --color-900: #0A0500;
}

Colors that go with #E1A72E

Color harmonies for #E1A72E are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#E1A72E #86B2FF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#FA9556 #E1A72E #B7BA3D

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#E1A72E #00CAD4 #DB92EA

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#E1A72E #2AC2FD #B2A3FF

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#E1A72E #21CFA5 #86B2FF #F689BE

CSS gradients with #E1A72E

These gradients show how #E1A72E moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#E1A72E #E9BE70 #F1D4A2 #F8EAD1 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E1A72E, #E9BE70, #F1D4A2, #F8EAD1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#E1A72E #99701C #563E0B #1C1201 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E1A72E, #99701C, #563E0B, #1C1201, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#E1A72E #FD9073 #F18DBC #C69CF2 #86B2FF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #E1A72E, #FD9073, #F18DBC, #C69CF2, #86B2FF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #E1A72E. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.15:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

9.77:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4384 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #E1A72E as the background.

background-color: #E1A72E;
color: #000000;

Using #E1A72E in design

See how #E1A72E works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#E1A72E used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #E1A72E to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFD998

#E1A72E

#382500

Colors similar to #E1A72E

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #E1A72E, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FCC14E #C68E00 #E5A500 #D6AB5C #EBA138 #D5AE2B #F9AD48 #C8A113

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #E1A72E may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #BEA814 Deuteranopia #CCB734 Tritanopia #F59690

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #E1A72E can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 45.3663
Y: 43.8458
Z: 8.658

CIELAB

L*: 72.1253
a*: 10.902
b*: 65.9368

OKLab

L: 0.763706
a: 0.023133
b: 0.142606

OKLCH

L: 0.763706
C: 0.14447
H: 80.786°