#E1B15B#E1B15B
#E1B15B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.118 H 80.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1B15B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 177, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 59.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.96, 7.94, 49.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.96, 50.53, 80.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.71% 0.02 0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.71% 0.118 80.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6643, 48.2103, 16.6378) |
| Luminance | 0.4821 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.01
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.10
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.10
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.23
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.10
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1B15B #5B8BE1
analogous
#E16E5B #E1B15B #CEE15B
triadic
#E1B15B #5BE1B1 #B15BE1
tetradic
#E1B15B #5BE16E #5B8BE1 #E15BCE
square
#E1B15B #5BE16E #5B8BE1 #E15BCE
split-complementary
#E1B15B #5BCEE1 #6E5BE1
monochromatic
#A4741E #D79827 #E1B15B #EACA8F #F4E2C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E1B15B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.64
#E1B15B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1B15B
10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1B15B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1B15B | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.64 | 10.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B153
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BD5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1b15b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 177, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.118 80.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec88c',
500: '#e1b15b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1b15b; $custom-light: #eec88c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1b15b",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 177,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.507,
"s": 69.072,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78707,
"c": 0.11795,
"h": 80.2
},
"luminance": 0.48207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1B15B
secondary
#B3C5E5
accent
#58D114
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8F0
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D