#E1C05E#E1C05E
#E1C05E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.545; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.123 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 192, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 58%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 58.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.76, 0.28, 52.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.76, 52.86, 89.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.71% -0.0019 0.123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.71% 0.123 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9236, 54.5177, 18.3755) |
| Luminance | 0.5452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.81
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.01
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.16
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.53
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.90
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C05E #5E7FE1
analogous
#E17E5E #E1C05E #C1E15E
triadic
#E1C05E #5EE1C0 #C05EE1
tetradic
#E1C05E #5EE17E #5E7FE1 #E15EC1
square
#E1C05E #5EE17E #5E7FE1 #E15EC1
split-complementary
#E1C05E #5EC1E1 #7E5EE1
monochromatic
#A6841F #D7AC2A #E1C05E #EBD492 #F4E8C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#E1C05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.90
#E1C05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C05E
11.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C05E | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.90 | 11.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BD54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC762
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 192, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.123 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd28f',
500: '#e1c05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c05e; $custom-light: #edd28f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 192,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.885,
"s": 68.586,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81711,
"c": 0.12298,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.54515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C05E
secondary
#3B57A8
accent
#44D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F