#E0C166#E0C166
#E0C166 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.116 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0C166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 193, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 66%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 54%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 54.5%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.01, -0.04, 49.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.01, 49.33, 90.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.91% -0.0018 0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.91% 0.116 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2108, 54.9491, 20.4239) |
| Luminance | 0.5495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.95
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.59
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.59
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.63
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.86
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0C166 #6685E0
analogous
#E08466 #E0C166 #C2E066
triadic
#E0C166 #66E0C1 #C166E0
tetradic
#E0C166 #66E084 #6685E0 #E066C2
square
#E0C166 #66E084 #6685E0 #E066C2
split-complementary
#E0C166 #66C2E0 #8466E0
monochromatic
#A98722 #D6AC33 #E0C166 #EAD699 #F5EACC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#E0C166 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#E0C166 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0C166
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0C166 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0C166 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BE5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC76A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0B4AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0c166; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 193, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.116 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd394',
500: '#e0c166',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0c166; $custom-light: #ecd394; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0c166",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 193,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.754,
"s": 66.304,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81914,
"c": 0.1162,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.54947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0C166
secondary
#3F5AAB
accent
#46CE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F