#E1C171#E1C171
#E1C171 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.106 H 88.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C171 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 193, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 65%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 50%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 49.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.24, 1.30, 44.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.24, 44.25, 88.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.16% 0.0033 0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.16% 0.106 88.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1039, 55.3423, 23.5045) |
| Luminance | 0.5534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.18
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.48
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.31
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.38
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C171 #7191E1
analogous
#E18971 #E1C171 #C9E171
triadic
#E1C171 #71E1C1 #C171E1
tetradic
#E1C171 #71E189 #7191E1 #E171C9
square
#E1C171 #71E189 #7191E1 #E171C9
split-complementary
#E1C171 #71C9E1 #8971E1
monochromatic
#B28A26 #D6AB3E #E1C171 #ECD7A4 #F6EDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#E1C171 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.07
#E1C171 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C171
12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C171 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C171 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.07 | 12.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BF6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC874
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0B5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c171; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 193, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.106 88.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd39b',
500: '#e1c171',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c171; $custom-light: #edd39b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c171",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 193,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 65.116,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82157,
"c": 0.10594,
"h": 88.2
},
"luminance": 0.5534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C171
secondary
#4363B3
accent
#4CCD19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F