#E1B63E#E1B63E
#E1B63E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.141 H 88.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1B63E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 182, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 73%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 72%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.1%, 72.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.96, 3.61, 63.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.96, 63.81, 86.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.41% 0.0039 0.1412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.41% 0.141 88.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6516, 49.8144, 11.6091) |
| Luminance | 0.4981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.14
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.62
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.00
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.14
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1B63E #3E69E1
analogous
#E1653E #E1B63E #BBE13E
triadic
#E1B63E #3EE1B6 #B63EE1
tetradic
#E1B63E #3EE165 #3E69E1 #E13EBB
square
#E1B63E #3EE165 #3E69E1 #E13EBB
split-complementary
#E1B63E #3EBBE1 #653EE1
monochromatic
#8E6F16 #C3981E #E1B63E #E9CA73 #F1DEA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#E1B63E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.96
#E1B63E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1B63E
10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1B63E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1B63E | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.96 | 10.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB42C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C044
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4A69E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1b63e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 182, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.141 88.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efcb7b',
500: '#e1b63e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1b63e; $custom-light: #efcb7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1b63e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 182,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.172,
"s": 73.094,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7941,
"c": 0.1412,
"h": 88.4
},
"luminance": 0.49811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1B63E
secondary
#9CAEDF
accent
#68F038
background
#FFFCF7
surface
#FFF8EE
border
#D7D1C9
text
#17130A
muted
#85827C